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 Callands (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 Callands. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Callands is located in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Callands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Callands:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Callands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Worlds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Swansonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Grady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Weal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Tightsqueeze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Whittles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Transco Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Mount Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Sheva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Ridgecrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Radford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Huddleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moneta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Joppa Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Leesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Danville City
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- North Shore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Redwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Rocky Mount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Barfoot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Villa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Sutherlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sign Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Leda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Rodden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Cody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Delila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Axton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Sandy Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Reed Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Villa Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Fieldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Dodson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Whitetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pelham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Gatewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Blanch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Estelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- West Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Draper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spray ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Ruffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Matrimony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- College Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lawsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Wentworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Stoneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Callands, see our County-by-County Page for Callands.
Cemeteries Near Callands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Callands.
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 Callands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Callands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Law Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Muse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker - Rigney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gregory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (665 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boones Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Callands had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Callands, with the one closest to Callands listed first.
- Worlds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Grady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Banister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Sandy River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
- Weal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whitmell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmell
- Pullens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pullens is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullens
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Vance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Penhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Dry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Callands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Callands.
Newspapers Published in Callands ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Callands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Callands, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Callands.
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 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 Callands:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Caswell County
- Rockingham 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 Callands, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Callands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |