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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 Bent Creek (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 Bent Creek. 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 Bent Creek ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bent Creek: Bent Crk. (or less commonly used: Bent Ck. or Bent Cr.)

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 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.

Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County.

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 Bent Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bent Creek:

  • Appomattox County     (The home county of Bent Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bent Creek, with the one closest to Bent Creek listed first.
    • Beckham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Appomattox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Spout Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Bent Creek to Evergreen
    • Hurtsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurtsville
      • From Bent Creek to Hurtsville
    • Spring Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pamplin City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bent Creek, with the one closest to Bent Creek listed first.
    • Warren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Bent Creek to Warren
    • Porters
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Covesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Alberene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Stony Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Keene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Garden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Amherst County
  • Bedford County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bent Creek, with the one closest to Bent Creek listed first.
    • Toga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alcoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vinco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Forbes ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Manteo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manteo
      • From Bent Creek to Manteo
    • Andersonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Buckingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Enonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enonville
      • From Bent Creek to Enonville
    • Axtell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmore
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From Bent Creek to Glenmore
    • Dillwyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Centenary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bent Creek, with the one closest to Bent Creek listed first.
    • Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
      • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Rustburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 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.<3>
      • 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 Bent Creek to Mount Zion
    • Lawyers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
      • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lawyers
      • From Bent Creek to Lawyers
    • Powhatan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberlake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Hat Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 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.<3>
      • 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 Bent Creek to Hat Creek
    • Bedford Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlotte County
  • Cumberland County
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bent Creek, with the one closest to Bent Creek listed first.
    • Nicholas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nicholas
      • From Bent Creek to Nicholas
    • Antioch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antioch
      • From Bent Creek to Antioch
  • Lynchburg City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bent Creek, with the one closest to Bent Creek listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
      • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Woodbine Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Bent Creek, with the one closest to Bent Creek listed first.
    • Five Forks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuggle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Darlington Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blake Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Farmville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Bent Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bent Creek.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bent Creek had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gladstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Greenway is located in Nelson County
  • Walkers Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Buffalo Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oakville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Appomattox County
  • Norwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Nelson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norwood
    • From Bent Creek to Norwood
  • Stapleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
    • Stapleton is located in Amherst County
  • Wingina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingina
    • Wingina is located in Nelson County
  • Toga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Midway Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Mills
    • Midway Mills is located in Nelson County
  • Tye River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
    • Tye River is located in Nelson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Glasgow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollywood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
    • Arrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
      • Arrington is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrington <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Bent Creek ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bent Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bent Creek, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bent Creek.

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 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 Bent Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bent Creek. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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- Bent Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bent Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5351, Longitude: -78.8270       In this case, the coordinates for Bent Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bent Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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