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 Blackstone (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 Blackstone. 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 hospitals and 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.
Blackstone is located in Nottoway 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 Nottoway County: Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Blackstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackstone:
- Nottoway County (The home county of Blackstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Winnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Spainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burkeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Earls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Amelia Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rodophil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Lodore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Dolphin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Edgerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Callaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Brodnax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ezell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Totaro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Gholsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Keysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abilene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Winterpock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Holly ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Otterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Matoaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Cotton Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Wilsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- McKenney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Laird ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Sutherland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Rowanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Kenbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lochleven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Oral Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lunenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Bagleys Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Wattsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Meherrin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Ogburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Opie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- South Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- La Crosse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wightman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Dunns Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Union Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Finneywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Hagood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Pilkinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Belona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Green Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackstone, see our County-by-County Page for Blackstone.
Cemeteries Near Blackstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackstone.
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 Blackstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Crewe.
- The Blendon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49490 <2>
- Belfast Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel United Bethodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butterwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lunsalord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crewe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (245 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Daniels Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blackstone had a population of 580 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Blackstone had a population of 3,304 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackstone, with the one closest to Blackstone listed first.
- Irby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irby is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Wellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wellville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellville
- Nottoway Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nottoway Court House is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottoway Court House
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Westboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Winnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Wilsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Crewe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barrows Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barrows Store is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows Store
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ordsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ordsburg is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordsburg
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Earls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackstone.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blackstone ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackstone.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Blackstone. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Blackstone and those printed in the larger area surrounding Blackstone.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Blackstone.
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 Blackstone:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Nottoway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blackstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blackstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |