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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alcoma (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alcoma. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Alcoma is located in Buckingham County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buckingham County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson & Prince Edward.

Below are the counties that are near Alcoma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alcoma:

  • Buckingham County     (The home county of Alcoma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.
    • Buckingham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vinco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Vinco
      • From Alcoma to Mount Vinco
    • Toga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Andersonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Enonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enonville
      • From Alcoma to Enonville
    • Dillwyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Glenmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From Alcoma to Glenmore
    • Forbes ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Manteo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manteo
      • From Alcoma to Manteo
    • Axtell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Centenary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Curdsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.
    • Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Alcoma to Warren
    • Scottsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • Porters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Keene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alberene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Covesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Woodridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodridge
      • From Alcoma to Woodridge
    • North Garden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.
    • Rodophil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodophil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rodophil
      • From Alcoma to Rodophil
    • Paineville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Amherst County
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.
    • Hurtsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurtsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurtsville
      • From Alcoma to Hurtsville
    • Bent Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bent Creek
      • From Alcoma to Bent Creek
    • Beckham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Appomattox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Alcoma to Evergreen
    • Pamplin City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Spout Spring
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.
    • Concord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
      • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
  • Charlotte County
  • Cumberland County
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.
    • Nicholas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nicholas
      • From Alcoma to Nicholas
    • Antioch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antioch
      • From Alcoma to Antioch
    • Weber City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fork Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
  • Nelson County
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.
    • Tuggle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Farmville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <1>
    • Five Forks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Blake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Darlington Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alcoma, see our County-by-County Page for Alcoma.

Cemeteries Near Alcoma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alcoma.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alcoma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.

  • Fork Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fork Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fork Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckingham Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckingham Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckingham Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mulberry Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gold Mine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Mine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Mine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ward Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Ayers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hanes Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Alcoma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alcoma.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alcoma, with the one closest to Alcoma listed first.

  • Mount Vinco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
    • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mount Vinco
    • From Alcoma to Mount Vinco
  • Toga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Andersonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Enonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
    • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Enonville
    • From Alcoma to Enonville
  • Allenslevel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenslevel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenslevel
    • Allenslevel is located in Buckingham County
  • Camm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camm
    • Camm is located in Buckingham County
  • Dillwyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
  • Eldridge Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldridge Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Mill
    • Eldridge Mill is located in Buckingham County
  • Glenmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Glenmore
    • From Alcoma to Glenmore
  • Manteo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Manteo
    • From Alcoma to Manteo
  • Alpha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Buckingham County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wingina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingina
      • Wingina is located in Nelson County
    • Axtell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Midway Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Mills
      • Midway Mills is located in Nelson County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alcoma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alcoma.

Newspapers Published in Alcoma ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alcoma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alcoma, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alcoma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alcoma:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alcoma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alcoma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alcoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5493, Longitude: -78.5926    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alcoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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