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 Blake Village (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 Blake Village. 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 Blake Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Blake Village: Blake Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Blake Village is located in Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County: Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg & Nottoway.
Below are the counties that are near Blake Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blake Village:
- Prince Edward County (The home county of Blake Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Hampden - Sydney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Green Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Rodophil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lodore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Hurtsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Pamplin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Chap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Appomattox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spout Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Spring Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Bent Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Sheppards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Enonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Toga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Dillwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alcoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Mount Vinco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Gold Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Glenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Hat Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brookneal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Abilene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cullen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Charlotte Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Abell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Aspenwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Wylliesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trents Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trenton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Meherrin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Kenbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oral Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Finneywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Chase City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson County
- Gladstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Burkeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crewe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winnie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Blackstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blake Village, see our County-by-County Page for Blake Village.
Cemeteries Near Blake Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blake Village.
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 Blake Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blake Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Seminary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Wit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpeor Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Bethpeor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Blake Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blake Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blake Village, with the one closest to Blake Village listed first.
- Hampden - Sydney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Worsham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Worsham is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsham
- Tredway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tredway is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway
- Tuggle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Farmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- County Line Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Rice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Briery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery
- Meherrin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sheppards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Green Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hixburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blake Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blake Village.
Newspapers Published in Blake Village ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blake Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blake Village, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blake Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Blake Village:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince Edward County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Appomattox County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Cumberland County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nelson County
- Nottoway 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> | 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 Blake Village, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blake Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |