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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 Cismont (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 Cismont. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Cismont is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

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

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Cismont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Cobham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Keswick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
    • Shadwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
    • Eastham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Gilbert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Burnley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
    • Jefferson Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Rose Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Hollymead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Rio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Crimora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Sampson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • New Canton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Arvonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Centenary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Axtell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Gold Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Glenmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Culpeper County
    • Waylands Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Trenton Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Kents Store
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Fork Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Weber City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Nicholas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Tabscott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Hadensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Fife
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Enon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Sandy Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Quinque
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Amicus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Kinderhook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Medlock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Meltons
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Trevilians
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Bells Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Louisa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Vigor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Mineral
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cuckoo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Pendleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Radiant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Burnt Tree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Madison Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Aroda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Hood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolftown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ruth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Tryme
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Syria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Faber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Schuyler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Durrett Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Onan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Rockfish
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Greenfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gordonsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Montpelier Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Danton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Danton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • Vulcan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Rhoadesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • True Blue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Elkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cismont, with the one closest to Cismont listed first.
    • Holladay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Childs Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
    • Glenora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Paytes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes

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

Cemeteries Near Cismont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cismont.

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 Cismont - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • South Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Goss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shackelford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Magruder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...
    • Free Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • Campbell
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Campbell is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Cobham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
  • Keswick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindsay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lindsay is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Eastham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Waldrop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waldrop is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrop
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Proffit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Burnley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
  • Simeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Union Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Medlock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Gordonsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Barboursville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Cismont ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cismont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cismont, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cismont.

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 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 Cismont:

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 Cismont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cismont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.