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 Fergusonville (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 Fergusonville. 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 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.
Fergusonville is located in Nottoway 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 Nottoway County: Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Fergusonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fergusonville:
- Nottoway County (The home county of Fergusonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Crewe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Earls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Lodore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Masons Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Curdsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Sheppards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Dillwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Keysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abilene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Winterpock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Holly ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Otterdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Midlothian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Cotton Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trents Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Wilsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Kenbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Lunenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Dundas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oral Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lochleven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Wattsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Bagleys Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Mecklenburg County
- Ogburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Pilkinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Belona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blake Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Five Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- 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 Fergusonville, see our County-by-County Page for Fergusonville.
Cemeteries Near Fergusonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fergusonville.
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 Fergusonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fergusonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Towler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lunsalord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Downs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crewe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blendon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Crewe.
- The Blendon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49490 <2>
- Bethel United Bethodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Oak 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fergusonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fergusonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fergusonville, with the one closest to Fergusonville listed first.
- Crewe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Ordinary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
- Jetersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Denaro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Denaro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
- Nottoway Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nottoway Court House is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottoway Court House
- Burkeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gills is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Earls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otterburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Deatonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deatonville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
- Oliveville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oliveville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Blackstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wellville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fergusonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fergusonville.
Newspapers Published in Fergusonville ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fergusonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fergusonville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fergusonville.
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 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 Fergusonville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Nottoway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Charlotte County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fergusonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fergusonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |