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 Damon (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 Damon. 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 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.
Damon 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 Damon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Damon:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Damon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Esmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Alberene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Covesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Keene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- North Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Yancey Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Ednam Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- New Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Lowesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Walkers Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sandidges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Sweet Briar Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Bent Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Sherando
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lipscomb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Lyndhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Crimora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stuarts Draft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Brand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jolivue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Steeles Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Axtell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Manteo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Glenmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Centenary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Mount Vinco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Alcoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arvonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Gold Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- New Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Dillwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Trenton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Nicholas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lake Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fork Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kents Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Goochland County
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Greene County
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Louisa County
- Medlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Schuyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Warminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Adial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Old Myndus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Shipman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Onan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Damon, see our County-by-County Page for Damon.
Cemeteries Near Damon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Damon.
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 Damon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Damon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Harris Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Esmont.
- The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <3>
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
- The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <3>
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Van Clief Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
- The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Damon had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Damon, with the one closest to Damon listed first.
- Esmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Schuyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alberene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Faber
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCullough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCullough is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
- Covesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Howardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Glendower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendower is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Axtell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- North Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Damon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Damon.
Newspapers Published in Damon ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Damon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Damon, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Damon.
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 Damon:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Damon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Damon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |