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 Edgewood (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 Edgewood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Edgewood is located in Amherst 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 Amherst County: Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg City, Nelson & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Edgewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgewood:
- Amherst County (The home county of Edgewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Madison Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Joshua Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Coolwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Walkers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Monitor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pedlar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- New Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Pleasant View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandidges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Beckham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Spout Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Bent Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Appomattox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Evergreen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hurtsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Pamplin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Abert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coleman Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Cifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Goode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lowry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Peaksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Huddleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Botetourt County
- Rocky Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Alcoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Manteo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Rustburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawyers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Yellow Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Bedford Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Gladys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lynch Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Rough Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Lynchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Arrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Massies Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Jonesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Shipman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Bryant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tyro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Warminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Old Myndus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Pittsylvania County
- Hurt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Greenlee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Fancy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Natural Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Marlbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- East Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgewood, see our County-by-County Page for Edgewood.
Cemeteries Near Edgewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgewood.
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 Edgewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McIvor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
- The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
- Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <3>
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Megginson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Edgewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgewood, with the one closest to Edgewood listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Coolwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Bocock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bocock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
- Stapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Elon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elon is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Salt Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Abert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Walkers Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Boonsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pearch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pearch is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearch
- Pedlar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Coleman Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgewood.
Newspapers Published in Edgewood ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgewood, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgewood.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Edgewood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amherst County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania County
- Rockbridge 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> | 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- Edgewood) 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 Edgewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |