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 Brink (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 Brink. 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.
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Brink is located in Greensville 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 Greensville County: Northampton (NC), Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Southampton & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Brink. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brink:
- Greensville County (The home county of Brink)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Skippers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Radium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Jarratt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Ante
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Totaro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Ezell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Ankum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Gasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gholsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dolphin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Netta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Alberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- McKenney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Emporia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Lochleven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Hagood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- La Crosse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Bracey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Adams Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Little Texas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Koskoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Drewryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Joyner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Boykins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Capron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Worrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Newsoms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Grizzard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Stony Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Roanoke Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Rosemary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Weldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Weldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Littleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Airlie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Heathsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Tillery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brinkleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henrico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Margarettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Severn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Lasker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Potecasi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Rich Square
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Church Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Vaughan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brink, see our County-by-County Page for Brink.
Cemeteries Near Brink ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brink.
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 Brink - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brink covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Round Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vincent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyche Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensville Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Floyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falling Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Bowen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moody 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brink had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brink, with the one closest to Brink listed first.
- Skippers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ante
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Barley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barley is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
- Emporia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Durand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Durand is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Totaro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Pleasant Shade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Claresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- James River Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- James River Junction is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
- Valentines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Green Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Plain is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
- Garysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gumberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gumberry is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brink. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brink.
Newspapers Published in Brink ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brink.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brink, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brink.
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 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 Brink:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Greensville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex County
- Halifax County
- Northampton 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> | 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 Brink, 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' (or 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- Brink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |