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 Fears Corner (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 Fears Corner. 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 Fears Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Fears Corner: Fears Cor. (or less commonly used: Fears Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Fears Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fears Corner may originally have been Fear's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fears Corner might be written as Fear Corner.
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 hospitals and 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.
Fears Corner is located in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County: Appomattox, Campbell, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Fears Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fears Corner:
- Charlotte County (The home county of Fears Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Phenix
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Charlotte Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rough Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Cullen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Aspenwall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Drakes Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Abilene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wylliesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Pamplin City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spring Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Appomattox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hurtsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Spout Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Sheppards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Curdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Hat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Brookneal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Mount Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Gladys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rustburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Yellow Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Rabat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Clover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nathalie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Loftis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Clays Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Banister Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Cody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Halifax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Rodden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Meherrin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Nutbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lunenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Victoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wattsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Oral Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Finneywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Chase City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orgainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Skipwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Jeffress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Wightman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Finchley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nottoway County
- Burkeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Renan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Henrys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Brutus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Blake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Green Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Farmville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fears Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Fears Corner.
Cemeteries Near Fears Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fears Corner.
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 Fears Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fears Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cub Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gillispie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Lyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Fears Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fears Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fears Corner, with the one closest to Fears Corner listed first.
- Rough Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Aspenwall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Mossingford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossingford
- Drakes Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Abell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Saxe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Madisonville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Terryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Terryville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkton is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Hat Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martins Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Mount Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Laurel
- County Line Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fears Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fears Corner.
Newspapers Published in Fears Corner ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fears Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fears Corner, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fears Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Fears Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charlotte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Pittsylvania County
- Prince Edward County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fears Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Fears Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |