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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 Clover Hill (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 Clover Hill. 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 Clover Hill ...

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 occur.

Another variation: Cloverhill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clover Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clover Hill.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Clover Hill 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 Clover Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clover Hill:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Clover Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Logan Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Hollymead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Earlysville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Commonwealth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Jefferson Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Rio
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Barracks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
    • Advance Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Free Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntington Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
    • Eastham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Ednam Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Crimora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Sampson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Grottoes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndhurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Weyers Cave
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Lipscomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Sherando
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Brand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Verona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Stuarts Draft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Centenary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Axtell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • New Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Culpeper County
    • Waylands Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Kents Store
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Fork Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Weber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Tabscott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Amicus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Stanardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Medlock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Meltons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Trevilians
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Bells Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Louisa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Vigor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Hood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wolftown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Burnt Tree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Radiant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Madison Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Syria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tryme
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Afton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Faber
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodebar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Adial
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Schuyler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellysford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Old Myndus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gordonsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Run
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Verbena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clover Hill, with the one closest to Clover Hill listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Elkton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • McGaheysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goods Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Montevideo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Massanutten
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Keys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Keezletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • North River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Mount Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Clover Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clover Hill.

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 Clover Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hildebrand Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ivy Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Munday Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clunie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holly Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (326 more) ...

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 Clover Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clover Hill.

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

  • Hydraulic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Rivanna
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Earlysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Proffit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Eastham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Advance Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Free Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Ivy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Millington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Millington is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Burnley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Simeon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
    • Keswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amicus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus

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

Newspapers Published in Clover Hill ...

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 Clover Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clover Hill, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clover Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clover Hill:

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 Clover Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clover Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.