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 Bacons Fork (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 Bacons Fork. 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.
Name Variations for Bacons Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bacons Fork: Bacons Frk.
- While the name of this community is Bacons Fork, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bacons Fork may originally have been Bacon's Fork.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bacons Fork might be written as Bacon Fork.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bacons Fork is located in Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg County: Brunswick, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Nottoway & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Bacons Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bacons Fork:
- Lunenburg County (The home county of Bacons Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Lochleven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Bagleys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Kenbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Lunenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Meherrin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Earls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Netta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Brodnax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dolphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Ezell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Gholsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ankum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Powellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Callaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Keysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wylliesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- McKenney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Laird ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Emporia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County
- Radium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Opie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- South Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ogburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunns Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Union Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Hagood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Wightman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Bracey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boydton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chase City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Winnie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crewe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burkeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Prince Edward County
- Green Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Halifax County (NC)
- Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northampton County (NC)
- Henrico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County (NC)
- Drewry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Church Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Wise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Norlina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bacons Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Bacons Fork.
Cemeteries Near Bacons Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bacons Fork.
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 Bacons Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bacons Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Neblett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson - Callis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Orgain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dugger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laffoon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Bacons Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bacons Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bacons Fork, with the one closest to Bacons Fork listed first.
- Lochleven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Non Intervention ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
- Forksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Meredithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meredithville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredithville
- Edmunds Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
- Barrows Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barrows Store is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Store
- Bagleys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Oral Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- South Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Octagon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Octagon is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brodnax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brokenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- North View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bacons Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bacons Fork.
Newspapers Published in Bacons Fork ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bacons Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bacons Fork, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bacons Fork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bacons Fork:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lunenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- Halifax County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Bacons Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bacons Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |