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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 Charlotte Court House (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 Charlotte Court House. 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.

Name Variations for Charlotte Court House ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Charlotte Courthouse.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Charlotte Court House is located in Charlotte County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charlotte County: Appomattox, Campbell, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg & Prince Edward.

Below are the counties that are near Charlotte Court House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Charlotte Court House:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Charlotte Court House, see our County-by-County Page for Charlotte Court House.

Cemeteries Near Charlotte Court House ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Charlotte Court House.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Charlotte Court House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Charlotte Court House, with the one closest to Charlotte Court House listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gillispie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillispie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillispie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cub Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cub Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cub Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Ellis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ash Camp Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Camp Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Camp Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Lyle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Whites Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oaks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Charlotte Court House in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Charlotte Court House.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Charlotte Court House, with the one closest to Charlotte Court House listed first.

  • Drakes Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mossingford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossingford
    • Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
  • Rough Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saxe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxe
    • Saxe is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxe <2>
  • Keysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
    • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <2>
  • County Line Cross Roads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cross Roads
    • County Line Cross Roads is located in Charlotte County
  • Madisonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Madisonville is located in Charlotte County
  • Ontario
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Charlotte County
  • Aspenwall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Briery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery
    • Briery is located in Prince Edward County
  • Darlington Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Randolph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Baileyville ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Charlotte County
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
    • Fort Mitchell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mitchell
      • Fort Mitchell is located in Charlotte County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Charlotte Court House. See our List of 1890's Communities around Charlotte Court House.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Charlotte Court House ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Charlotte Court House.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Charlotte Court House. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Charlotte Court House and those printed in the larger area surrounding Charlotte Court House.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<5> of Charlotte Court House.

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 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 Charlotte Court House:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charlotte Court House. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charlotte County: www.co.charlotte.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Charlotte Court House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charlotte Court House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charlotte Court House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0564, Longitude: -78.6381    









 

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