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 Charlemont (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 Charlemont. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Charlemont is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Charlemont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charlemont:
- Bedford County (The home county of Charlemont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Cifax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Waugh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coleman Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Boonsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lowry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Peaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Abert
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Montvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Pedlar Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Winesap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Madison Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Coolwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Forks of Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Sweet Briar Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Joshua Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Sandidges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Beckham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Spout Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Spring Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Buchanan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lithia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Springwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Salt Petre Cave
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Blue Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laymantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Troutville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Bedford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Lawyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Rustburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Gladys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Gladstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colleen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Massies Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Pittsylvania County
- Hurt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Natural Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Buffalo Forge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- East Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kerrs Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Marlbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charlemont, see our County-by-County Page for Charlemont.
Cemeteries Near Charlemont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlemont.
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 Charlemont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charlemont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Turpin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <2>
- Old Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massie Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Virginia Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Mountain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Terrace View Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Charlemont had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Charlemont, with the one closest to Charlemont listed first.
- Sedalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sedalia is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cifax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Perrowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perrowville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrowville
- Waugh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Curtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Otterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Coffee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
- Big Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Major
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Major is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
- Goode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boonsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Pearch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearch is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearch
- Peaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charlemont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charlemont.
Newspapers Published in Charlemont ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlemont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Charlemont, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Charlemont.
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 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 Charlemont:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Franklin County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge 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> | 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- Charlemont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Charlemont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |