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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 Coleman Falls (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 Coleman Falls. 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 doctors and 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.

Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County.

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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.

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

  • Bedford County     (The home county of Coleman Falls)
  • Amherst County
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman Falls, with the one closest to Coleman Falls listed first.
    • Beckham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Spout Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bent Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Appomattox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Augusta County
  • Bedford City
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman Falls, with the one closest to Coleman Falls listed first.
    • Rocky Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Buchanan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lithia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lithia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
      • Lithia is located in Botetourt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lithia
      • From Coleman Falls to Lithia
    • Springwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Salt Petre Cave
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Petre Cave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
      • Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
      • Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
      • Salt Peter Cave
      • Saltpetre
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Salt Petre Cave
      • From Coleman Falls to Salt Petre Cave
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botetourt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
    • Salisbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blue Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Blue Ridge is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <2>
    • Gala
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista City
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <2>
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman Falls, with the one closest to Coleman Falls listed first.
    • Powhatan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Timberlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Bedford Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lawyers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
      • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lawyers
      • From Coleman Falls to Lawyers
    • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
      • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Rustburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynch Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mount Zion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Altavista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altavista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
      • Altavista is located in Campbell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <2>
    • Leesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Gladys
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexington City
  • Lynchburg City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman Falls, with the one closest to Coleman Falls listed first.
    • Woodbine Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
      • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Lavino Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
      • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Lynchburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson County
  • Pittsylvania County
    • Hurt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
      • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coleman Falls, with the one closest to Coleman Falls listed first.
    • Glasgow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenlee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
      • Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
    • Buffalo Forge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Natural Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fancy Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
      • Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Mills
      • From Coleman Falls to Red Mills
    • Longwood ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
    • Zollman ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zollman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
      • Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zollman
      • From Coleman Falls to Zollman
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riverside
      • From Coleman Falls to Riverside
    • East Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Marlbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kerrs Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Coleman Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coleman Falls.

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 Coleman Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ivy Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turpin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turpin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coffee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Norwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Virginia Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginia Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginia Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grange Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grange Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grange 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Coleman Falls had a population of 34 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Pearch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearch
    • Pearch is located in Bedford County
  • Waugh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
    • Waugh is located in Bedford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waugh
    • From Coleman Falls to Waugh
  • Abert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
    • Abert is located in Bedford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Abert
    • From Coleman Falls to Abert
  • Big Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
    • Big Island is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Island <2>
  • Coffee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Coffee is located in Bedford County
  • Boonsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salt Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
    • Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
  • Pedlar Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Major
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Major have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major
    • Major is located in Bedford County
  • Charlemont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont
    • Charlemont is located in Bedford County
  • Perrowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrowville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrowville
    • Perrowville is located in Bedford County
  • Elon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Amherst County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sedalia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Bedford County
    • Cifax
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
      • Cifax is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cifax
      • From Coleman Falls to Cifax

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

Newspapers Published in Coleman Falls ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coleman Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coleman Falls, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coleman Falls.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Coleman Falls:

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

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 Coleman Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coleman Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coleman Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5010, Longitude: -79.3028    









 

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