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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 Appomattox (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 Appomattox. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Appomattox is located in Appomattox County and is the County Seat.

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 Appomattox County: Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Nelson & Prince Edward.

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

  • Appomattox County     (The home county of Appomattox)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appomattox, with the one closest to Appomattox listed first.
    • Evergreen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Appomattox to Evergreen
    • Spout Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beckham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Pamplin City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurtsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurtsville
      • From Appomattox to Hurtsville
    • Bent Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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 Appomattox to Bent Creek
  • Amherst County
  • Bedford County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appomattox, with the one closest to Appomattox listed first.
    • Forbes ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Toga
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Andersonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alcoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Enonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enonville
      • From Appomattox to Enonville
    • Mount Vinco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Curdsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Manteo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manteo
      • From Appomattox to Manteo
    • Dillwyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From Appomattox to Glenmore
    • Axtell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appomattox, with the one closest to Appomattox listed first.
    • Concord
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
      • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Mount Zion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Zion
      • From Appomattox to Mount Zion
    • Hat Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
      • Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hat Creek
      • From Appomattox to Hat Creek
    • Rustburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gladys
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawyers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
      • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lawyers
      • From Appomattox to Lawyers
    • Brookneal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Campbell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Melrose
      • From Appomattox to Melrose
    • Powhatan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Timberlake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Bedford Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appomattox, with the one closest to Appomattox listed first.
    • Rough Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
    • Phenix
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Cullen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Abilene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aspenwall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte Court House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Drakes Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Keysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <3>
  • Cumberland County
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appomattox, with the one closest to Appomattox listed first.
    • Rabat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rabat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
      • Rabat is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rabat
      • From Appomattox to Rabat
    • Nathalie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cody
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lunenburg County
  • Lynchburg City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appomattox, with the one closest to Appomattox listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lavino Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
      • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Woodbine Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
      • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Nelson County
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Appomattox, with the one closest to Appomattox listed first.
    • Five Forks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Darlington Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuggle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Blake Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Farmville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Appomattox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Appomattox.

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 Appomattox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Appomattox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson - Hix Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Babcock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rebecca Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rebecca Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rebecca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity UMC Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Torrence Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosser Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosser Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mann Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Arch Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arch Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arch Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Appomattox in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Appomattox.

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

  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Evergreen
    • From Appomattox to Evergreen
  • Old Pilot ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Pilot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
    • Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
  • Oakville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Appomattox County
  • Hollywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
  • Chap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
    • Chap is located in Appomattox County
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hixburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hixburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
    • Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
  • Pamplin City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Hurtsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
    • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hurtsville
    • From Appomattox to Hurtsville
  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
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    • Stapleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
      • Stapleton is located in Amherst County
    • Bent Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • 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 Appomattox to Bent Creek
    • Walkers Ford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Appomattox ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Appomattox.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Appomattox. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Appomattox and those printed in the larger area surrounding Appomattox.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Appomattox.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Appomattox:

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

The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Appomattox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Appomattox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3571, Longitude: -78.8253    
<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 Appomattox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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