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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 Bratton Lawn (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 Bratton Lawn. 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.

Cemeteries Near Bratton Lawn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bratton Lawn.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bratton Lawn, with the one closest to Bratton Lawn listed first.

  • Ruddell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruddell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruddell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Lick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waldron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bandy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (718 more) ...
    • Roanoke Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roanoke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roanoke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Richard Carver Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Carver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memorial Bridge Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Bridge Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Bridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Bratton Lawn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bratton Lawn.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bratton Lawn, with the one closest to Bratton Lawn listed first.

  • Vinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bonsack
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonsack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
    • Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
  • Roanoke
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coyner Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
    • Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hollins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
    • Hollins is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollins <3>
  • Leslie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
  • Stewartsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
    • Stewartsville is located in Bedford County
  • Hardy Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
    • Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
  • Blue Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Blue Ridge is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <3>
  • Daleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Troutville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Amsterdam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
    • Wyatt ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Bratton Lawn ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bratton Lawn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bratton Lawn, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bratton Lawn.

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 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 Bratton Lawn:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bratton Lawn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Bratton Lawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bratton Lawn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bratton Lawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2965, Longitude: -79.8900       In this case, the coordinates for Bratton Lawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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