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 Bluestone (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 Bluestone. 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 Bluestone ...
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.
Another variation: Blue Stone.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bluestone. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluestone.
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.
Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Bluestone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluestone:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Bluestone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Orgainville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Jeffress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Skipwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Finchley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Henrico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Averett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Chase City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiny Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Boydton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Finneywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Campbell County
- Brookneal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drakes Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charlotte Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aspenwall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Phenix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Abell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Abilene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Rough Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Aarons Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Omega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Virgilina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- South Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Banister Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Mayo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Halifax
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westside Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Crystal Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Wattsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Pleasant Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Bagleys Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Lunenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oral Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Meherrin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Bullock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilbourns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Stovall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Townsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gela
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Allensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Ceffo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Roxboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Drewry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Dabney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adcock Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- South Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Manson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Soul City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Wise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warren Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluestone, see our County-by-County Page for Bluestone.
Cemeteries Near Bluestone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluestone.
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 Bluestone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluestone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Ephesus Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skipwith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith Family Cemetery
- The Skipwith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prestwould Cemetery
- Prestwould Planation Cemetery
- Bluestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakhurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overbey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bluestone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluestone.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Orgainville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Laconia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laconia is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Buffalo Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Jeffress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skipwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Dryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Buffalo Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Finchley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Averett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Wylliesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chase City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluestone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluestone.
Newspapers Published in Bluestone ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluestone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluestone, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluestone.
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 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 Bluestone:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Granville County
- Person County
- Vance County
- Warren 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> | 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 Bluestone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluestone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |