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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 Blue Ridge Acres (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 Blue Ridge Acres. 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 Blue Ridge Acres ...

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 Blue Ridge Acres: Blue Rdg. Acres (or less commonly used: Blue Rdge. Acres or Blue Ridg. Acres)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Blue Ridge Acres. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Ridge Acres.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Blue Ridge Acres 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 Blue Ridge Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Ridge Acres:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Blue Ridge Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Yancey Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Batesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Foothill Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Crozet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • White Hall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • North Garden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Mountfair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Covesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Ednam Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • Alberene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Barracks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • New Glasgow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Dooms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Lyndhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Crimora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sherando
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Lipscomb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Sampson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Fishersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Stuarts Draft
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jolivue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Grottoes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Manteo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Axtell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Centenary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Glenmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Antioch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Lake Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Afton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Durrett Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Greenfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Faber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Old Myndus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Rockfish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Schuyler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Tyro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Davis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Marlbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Brownsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.
    • Goods Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Cross Keys
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • McGaheysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Montevideo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Mount Crawford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • North River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Berrytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Massanetta Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Bridgewater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Keezletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Massanutten
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Swift Run
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Dayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Blue Ridge Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Ridge Acres.

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 Blue Ridge Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Ridge Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.

  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Greenfield and Batesville.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Batesville.
    • The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50674 <4>
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillsboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rockgate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockgate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Crozet.
    • The Rockgate Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rock Gate Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51909 <4>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
  • Old Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Plains Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...
    • Mt. Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sandridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hildebrand Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<5>

While we didn't find Blue Ridge Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Ridge Acres.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Ridge Acres, with the one closest to Blue Ridge Acres listed first.

  • Avon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Greenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Afton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Onan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
  • Batesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Yancey Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
  • Crozet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dooms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Lyndhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Madrid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Ladd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ladd is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sherando
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Lodebar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Hermitage
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage

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

Newspapers Published in Blue Ridge Acres ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Ridge Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Ridge Acres, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Ridge Acres.

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 websites either 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 Blue Ridge Acres:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenfield and Batesville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blue Ridge Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Blue Ridge Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.