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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 Arrowhead (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 Arrowhead. 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 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.

Arrowhead is located in Albemarle County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

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

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Arrowhead)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • North Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ednam Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • University Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Barracks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
    • Huntington Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
    • Alberene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Batesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Commonwealth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Crozet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keene
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Covesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Dooms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Crimora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sampson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Lyndhurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sherando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Lipscomb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Fishersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grottoes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Stuarts Draft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Verona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jolivue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Axtell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Centenary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Glenmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Manteo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Canton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Mount Vinco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
    • Gold Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Alcoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
    • Buckingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Antioch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Lake Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Nicholas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Weber City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fork Union
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kents Store
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Tabscott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Medlock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Meltons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Bells Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Green Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Trevilians
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Hood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolftown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Faber
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Onan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Schuyler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodebar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Adial
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Rockfish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Nellysford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Myndus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Warminster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
    • Shipman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Montpelier Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arrowhead, with the one closest to Arrowhead listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Goods Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • McGaheysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Montevideo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Elkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Cross Keys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanutten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Arrowhead ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arrowhead.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Arrowhead - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Grace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Barksdale Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hardware Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mooreland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • University Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.<3>

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

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

  • North Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Alberene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
  • Blenheim
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
  • Overton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Overton is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Batesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Covesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Simeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Crozet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yancey Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
  • Rio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Hydraulic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Esmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Glendower
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Glendower is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
    • Woodridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge

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

Newspapers Published in Arrowhead ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arrowhead.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arrowhead, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arrowhead.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Arrowhead:

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>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.
<3>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 Arrowhead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arrowhead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.