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 Dahlia (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 Dahlia. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dahlia is located in Greensville 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 Greensville County: Northampton (NC), Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Southampton & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Dahlia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dahlia:
- Greensville County (The home county of Dahlia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Skippers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Radium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Jarratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Ante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Totaro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Powellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Callaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Edgerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Ezell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Ankum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gholsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dolphin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Netta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Alberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Laird ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- McKenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Emporia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Little Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Koskoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Adams Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Drewryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boykins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Worrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Capron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Joyner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Newsoms
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Pope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Grizzard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Stony Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sussex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Bertie County (NC)
- Roxobel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Roanoke Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- South Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- South Rosemary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Tillery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Airlie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Brinkleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Murfreesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barretts Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Menola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Menola is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Como
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seaboard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
- Garysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Margarettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Severn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Lasker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Potecasi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Rich Square
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Vaughan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dahlia, see our County-by-County Page for Dahlia.
Cemeteries Near Dahlia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dahlia.
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 Dahlia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dahlia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Wyche Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greensville Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moody Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Fountain Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emporia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Dahlia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dahlia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dahlia, with the one closest to Dahlia listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Skippers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Brink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brink is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Gumberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gumberry is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
- Seaboard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emporia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- James River Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- James River Junction is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Durand is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Weldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Margarettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Green Plain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Plain is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
- Barley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barley is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
- Ante
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dahlia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dahlia.
Newspapers Published in Dahlia ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dahlia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dahlia, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dahlia.
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 Dahlia:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Greensville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex County
- Bertie County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Northampton 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> | 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 Dahlia, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dahlia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |