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 Cox Corner (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 Cox Corner. 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 Cox Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cox Corner: Cox Cor. (or less commonly used: Cox Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cox Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cox Corner.
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 doctors and 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.
Cox Corner is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Cox Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cox Corner:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Cox Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Wightman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Ogburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Dunns Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Chase City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Finneywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Opie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Boydton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Skipwith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- South Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- La Crosse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Brodnax
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Ezell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Dolphin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Ankum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Cullen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Aspenwall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Dinwiddie County
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Clover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aarons Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Omega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Clays Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Wattsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Bagleys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Oral Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Lunenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lochleven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Meherrin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Winnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burkeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crewe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Green Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Darlington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Townsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bullock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Drewry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Soul City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Warren Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cox Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Cox Corner.
Cemeteries Near Cox Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cox Corner.
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 Cox Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cox Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Payneton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chase City.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chase City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52730 <2>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Union Level Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of South Hill.
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52374 <2>
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 Cox Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cox Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cox Corner, with the one closest to Cox Corner listed first.
- Drapersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
- Wightman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Wilburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- North View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
- Wattsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Chase City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Muck Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Bagleys Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Finneywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Baskerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Union Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oral Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Antlers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cox Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cox Corner.
Newspapers Published in Cox Corner ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cox Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cox Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cox Corner.
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 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 Cox Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- Granville County
- Vance County
- Warren 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cox Corner) 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 Cox Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |