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 Denniston (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 Denniston. 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 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.
Denniston is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Denniston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denniston:
- Halifax County (The home county of Denniston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Virgilina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Omega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Westside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Delila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Jones
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Aarons Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Charlotte County
- Wylliesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville City
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Orgainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Jeffress
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Finchley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Skipwith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Chase City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Henrys Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Kentuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Lucks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Java
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Spring Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Riceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Ridgecrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Markham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Transco Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Sheva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Tightsqueeze
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Semora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Blanch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Yanceyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Gatewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Prospect Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- West Yanceyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Whitetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Durham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Rougemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Durham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Wilbourns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Gela
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Bullock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stovall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Townsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tar River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Orange County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Berryland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Laws
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Fieldstream
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Kindful Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Charter Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Larry Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- North Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Green Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Deer Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Carr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carr is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Ceffo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Allensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Hicks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Hurdle Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vance County (NC)
- Dabney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denniston, see our County-by-County Page for Denniston.
Cemeteries Near Denniston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denniston.
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 Denniston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denniston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mayo Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Ephesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Denniston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Denniston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denniston, with the one closest to Denniston listed first.
- Harmony
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Woodsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Hyco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Turbeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
- Cunningham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Ceffo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Virgilina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Omega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Paces
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
- Olive Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denniston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denniston.
Newspapers Published in Denniston ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denniston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denniston, 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 Denniston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Denniston:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charlotte County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Vance 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 Denniston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denniston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |