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 Boyds Store (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 Boyds Store. 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 Boyds Store ...
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 occur.
While the name of this community is Boyds Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Boyds Store may originally have been Boyd's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Boyds Store might be written as Boyd Store.
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 hospitals and 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.
Boyds Store is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Boyds Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boyds Store:
- Halifax County (The home county of Boyds Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Cluster Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Sutherlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Virgilina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Banister Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Danville City
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Orgainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Jeffress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Henrys Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Lucks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Spring Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ridgecrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Java
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Riceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Markham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Tightsqueeze
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Transco Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Mount Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Alamance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Semora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Estelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Leasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Yanceyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- West Yanceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Whitetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Durham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Rougemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Wilbourns
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Gela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Bullock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stovall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Orange County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Berryland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Laws
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Kindful Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Caldwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Carr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carr is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Larry Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- North Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Charter Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Deer Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Fieldstream
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Green Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Ceffo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Whitt Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allens Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Hurdle Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Timberlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Ruffin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boyds Store, see our County-by-County Page for Boyds Store.
Cemeteries Near Boyds Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyds Store.
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 Boyds Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boyds Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <3>
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary UMC Cemetery
- The Calvary UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49659 <3>
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Boyds Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boyds Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boyds Store, with the one closest to Boyds Store listed first.
- Cunningham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turbeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
- Delila
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Semora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Paces
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
- Barksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barksdale is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Woodsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Bethel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Osmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Olive Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boyds Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyds Store.
Newspapers Published in Boyds Store ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyds Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boyds Store, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boyds Store.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Boyds Store:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Boyds Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Boyds Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |