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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Eppes Falls. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eppes Falls to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eppes Falls, please Contact Us.
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 Eppes Falls (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 Eppes Falls. 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 Eppes Falls ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Eppes Falls, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Eppes Falls may originally have been Eppe's Falls.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Eppes Falls might be written as Eppe Falls.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eppes Falls. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eppes Falls.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Eppes Falls is historic, it would have been located within present day Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Eppes Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eppes Falls:
- Amelia County (The home county of Eppes Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Ammon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lodore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Charles City County
- Kimages
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Winterpock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Holly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Matoaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Chesterfield Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midlothian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ettrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Beulah Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Darvills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Laird ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Rowanta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Thorncliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Hylas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Lorraine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tuckahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Deep Bottom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Dumbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fort Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Heckler Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Kenbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Spainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Crewe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winnie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Burkeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Pilkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Sussex County
- Stony Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eppes Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Eppes Falls.
Cemeteries Near Eppes Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eppes Falls.
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 Eppes Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eppes Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Hamner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bollins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mispah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craddock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sappony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Second Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Eppes Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eppes Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eppes Falls, with the one closest to Eppes Falls listed first.
- Namozine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
- Winterpock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Mannboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro
- Marmona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Holly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Skinquarter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Earls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Pilkinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Otterdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eppes Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eppes Falls.
Newspapers Published in Eppes Falls ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eppes Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eppes Falls, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eppes Falls.
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 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 Eppes Falls:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eppes Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Eppes Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |