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 Camm (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 Camm. 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 and doctors 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.
Camm is located in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Camm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camm:
- Buckingham County (The home county of Camm)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Glenmore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Axtell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Manteo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Mount Vinco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Centenary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Alcoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Toga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Dillwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Esmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Keene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alberene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Covesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Woodridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- North Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Amelia County
- Rodophil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- New Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lowesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monitor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sweet Briar Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Joshua Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Sandidges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Bent Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Hurtsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Beckham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Chap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Augusta County
- Sherando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Trents Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Guinea Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Cotton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Nicholas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kents Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Warminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Schuyler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Rockfish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Faber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Shipman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old Myndus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Colleen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Adial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Tuggle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Five Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Hampden - Sydney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Darlington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camm, see our County-by-County Page for Camm.
Cemeteries Near Camm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camm.
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 Camm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckingham Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ayers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mourning Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
- St. Joy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Camm had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camm, with the one closest to Camm listed first.
- Glenmore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Axtell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Mount Vinco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Manteo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Howardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Centenary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Warminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Eldridge Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldridge Mill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Mill
- Midway Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway Mills is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Mills
- McCullough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCullough is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
- Wingina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wingina is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingina
- Allenslevel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allenslevel is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenslevel
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Toga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camm. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camm.
Newspapers Published in Camm ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camm, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camm.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Camm:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buckingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Campbell County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Camm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Camm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |