Our Genealogy Helper
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 Ashcroft (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 Ashcroft. 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 doctors 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.
Ashcroft 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 Ashcroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashcroft:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Ashcroft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Eastham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rose Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Simeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Shadwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Keswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barracks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Commonwealth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Huntington Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- University Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Hollymead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Ednam Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Dooms
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Sampson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Crimora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grottoes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndhurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sherando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Fishersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Centenary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- New Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Axtell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Manteo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Gold Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Locust Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Kents Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fork Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fife
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Amicus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Quinque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Dawsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Stanardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook
(23 miles [37 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 Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Medlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Meltons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Bells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Mineral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Hood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wolftown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Radiant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Durrett Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Faber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schuyler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Onan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Rockfish
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Adial
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Lodebar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Warminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Shipman
(30 miles [48.3 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 Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Barboursville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Danton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Swift Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Berrytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Elkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McGaheysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Montevideo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Massanutten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashcroft, see our County-by-County Page for Ashcroft.
Cemeteries Near Ashcroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashcroft.
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 Ashcroft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashcroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jefferson Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monticello Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monticello Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Magruder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Munday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Ashcroft in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashcroft.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashcroft, with the one closest to Ashcroft listed first.
- Simeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Eastham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Keswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Hydraulic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Proffit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Proffit is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
- Rivanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Ivy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blenheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Earlysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Union Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashcroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashcroft.
Newspapers Published in Ashcroft ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashcroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashcroft, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashcroft.
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 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 Ashcroft:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Rockingham County
- Waynesboro City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Ashcroft, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashcroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |