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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 Eldridge Mill (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 Eldridge Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Eldridge Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Eldridge Mill: Eldridge Ml. (or less commonly used: Eldridge Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Eldridge Mill is located in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Eldridge Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eldridge Mill:
- Buckingham County (The home county of Eldridge Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Dillwyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Buckingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Mount Vinco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Arvonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Alcoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Enonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stony Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Porters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Esmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Keene
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Alberene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Covesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- North Garden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Simeon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Rodophil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Lodore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- New Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Hurtsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Bent Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Trents Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Guinea Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Nicholas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Weber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Kents Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Fife
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Warminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Schuyler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Rockfish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Faber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Gladstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shipman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Arrington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Adial
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Old Myndus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Colleen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Belona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Tuggle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Farmville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Five Forks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eldridge Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Eldridge Mill.
Cemeteries Near Eldridge Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldridge Mill.
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 Eldridge Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eldridge Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Hanes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mourning Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ayers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Gold Hill.
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197478 <2>
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Eldridge Mill had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eldridge Mill, with the one closest to Eldridge Mill listed first.
- Allenslevel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allenslevel is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenslevel
- Alpha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Dillwyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mount Vinco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Centenary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Camm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camm is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camm
- Enonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Arvonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hardware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eldridge Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eldridge Mill.
Newspapers Published in Eldridge Mill ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldridge Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldridge Mill, 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 Eldridge Mill.
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 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 Eldridge Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buckingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Nelson County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward 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 Eldridge Mill, 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- Eldridge Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |