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 Ashmere (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 Ashmere. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Ashmere 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 Ashmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashmere:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Ashmere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Simeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Keswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Barracks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Commonwealth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Huntington Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- University Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Crimora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Sampson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Lyndhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sherando
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Grottoes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Centenary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- New Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Axtell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Manteo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Gravel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Mount Vinco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dillwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Fork Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Weber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 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 Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Quinque
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Amicus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Stanardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook
(26 miles [41.8 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 Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Medlock
(13 miles [20.9 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 northeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Bells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Cuckoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 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 Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Aroda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Hood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Radiant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Wolftown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 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 Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Faber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schuyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durrett Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Rockfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Onan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Afton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- 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
- Warminster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Old Myndus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Nellysford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Barboursville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 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 northeast)
- 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 Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Swift Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Berrytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Spotsylvania County
- Holladay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashmere, see our County-by-County Page for Ashmere.
Cemeteries Near Ashmere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashmere.
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 Ashmere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashmere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Magruder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Tomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chisholm - Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Coles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Ashmere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashmere.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashmere, with the one closest to Ashmere listed first.
- Simeon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Overton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Keswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Union Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Eastham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Blenheim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hydraulic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Proffit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Proffit is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Cobham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Rivanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashmere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashmere.
Newspapers Published in Ashmere ...
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 Ashmere.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashmere, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashmere.
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 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 Ashmere:
- 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
- Spotsylvania 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 Ashmere, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |