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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 Faber (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 Faber. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Faber is located in Nelson County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.

Below are the counties that are near Faber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Faber:

  • Nelson County     (The home county of Faber)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.
    • Covesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Porters
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alberene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Garden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Faber to Warren
    • Batesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Scottsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <1>
    • Stony Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Yancey Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yancey Mills
      • From Faber to Yancey Mills
    • Crozet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Foothill Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Glasgow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Glasgow
      • From Faber to New Glasgow
    • Monitor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monitor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
      • Monitor is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Monitor
      • From Faber to Monitor
    • Amherst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandidges
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandidges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
      • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandidges
      • From Faber to Sandidges
    • Walkers Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walkers Ford
      • From Faber to Walkers Ford
    • Sweet Briar Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Coolwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coolwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coolwell
      • From Faber to Coolwell
    • Forks of Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Allwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
      • Allwood is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allwood
      • From Faber to Allwood
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.
    • Bent Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bent Creek
      • From Faber to Bent Creek
    • Beckham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Augusta County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.
    • Manteo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manteo
      • From Faber to Manteo
    • Axtell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From Faber to Glenmore
    • Centenary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Vinco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Vinco
      • From Faber to Mount Vinco
    • Alcoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bridgeport
      • From Faber to Bridgeport
    • Toga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Arvonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dillwyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlottesville City
  • Cumberland County
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.
    • Nicholas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nicholas
      • From Faber to Nicholas
    • Antioch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antioch
      • From Faber to Antioch
    • Lake Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Weber City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fork Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Faber to Cedarmere
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.
    • Marlbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Davis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Davis
      • From Faber to Davis
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Staunton City
  • Waynesboro City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Faber, see our County-by-County Page for Faber.

Cemeteries Near Faber ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faber.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Faber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.

  • Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harris Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Adial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridgecrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgecrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgecrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Faber had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Faber, with the one closest to Faber listed first.

  • Schuyler
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Damon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Albemarle County
  • Covesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Esmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
  • Alberene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovingston
    • Lovingston is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovingston <1>
  • Howardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
    • Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
  • McCullough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCullough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
    • McCullough is located in Albemarle County
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenfield
    • From Faber to Greenfield
  • Lodebar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nellysford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Garden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Warminster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warminster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warminster
      • From Faber to Warminster
    • Warren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Faber to Warren
    • Glendower
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendower have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
      • Glendower is located in Albemarle County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Faber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faber.

Newspapers Published in Faber ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faber.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faber, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faber.

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 Faber:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Faber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Faber) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Faber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8298, Longitude: -78.7378    
<6>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 Faber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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