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 Dryburg (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 Dryburg. 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 and doctors 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.
Dryburg 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 Dryburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dryburg:
- Halifax County (The home county of Dryburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Aarons Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Clays Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Banister Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Crystal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Virgilina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cluster Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Brookneal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hat Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aspenwall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Charlotte Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Abell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Keysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Rough Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Abilene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wattsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Lunenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Bagleys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Orgainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Averett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Jeffress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Skipwith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Finchley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Shiny Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Chase City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Finneywood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Henrys Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Laurel Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Java
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Lucks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Markham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Semora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Wilbourns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Bullock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stovall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Gela
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Townsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Ceffo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Roxboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Whitt Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Dabney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Drewry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Warren County (NC)
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dryburg, see our County-by-County Page for Dryburg.
Cemeteries Near Dryburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dryburg.
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 Dryburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dryburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Clover.
- The Clover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clovertown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49818 <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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dryburg had a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dryburg, with the one closest to Dryburg listed first.
- Laconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laconia is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Scottsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Wolf Trap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Omega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Buffalo Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Clover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orgainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hyco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Buffalo Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Laurel
- Clays Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dryburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dryburg.
Newspapers Published in Dryburg ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dryburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dryburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dryburg.
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 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 Dryburg:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell County
- Granville County
- Person 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> | 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 Dryburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dryburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |