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 Centreville (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 Centreville. 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.
Centreville is located in Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Centreville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centreville:
- Louisa County (The home county of Centreville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Cuckoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vigor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Gays ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Trevilians
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Willowbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Bells Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Cobham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Burnley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Keswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rosena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Penola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Olney Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Lignum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Waylands Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Culpeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Kents Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Hadensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Sandy Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Oilville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goochland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maidens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Tylers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Goodall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Verdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Doswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hylas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Wyndham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Madison Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Danton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grassland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Wilderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Madison Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Burr Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- True Blue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Montpelier Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Glenora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Childs Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Partlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Margo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Marye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Paytes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Snell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Berea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Little Falls Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Storck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Falmouth Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Hartwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- North Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Hartwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centreville, see our County-by-County Page for Centreville.
Cemeteries Near Centreville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centreville.
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 Centreville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centreville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wallers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mine Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- True Light Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Centreville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centreville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centreville, with the one closest to Centreville listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Glenora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Holladay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Cuckoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Stubbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tylers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Gatewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Granite Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centreville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centreville.
Newspapers Published in Centreville ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centreville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centreville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centreville.
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 Centreville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fluvanna County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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 Centreville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centreville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |