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 Forest Brook Hills (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 Forest Brook Hills. 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 Forest Brook Hills ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Forest Brook Hills: Forest Brk. Hills

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.

Newspapers Published in Forest Brook Hills ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Brook Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Brook Hills, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Brook Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Forest Brook Hills:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Forest Brook Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Brook Hills.

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 Forest Brook Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Forest Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
• Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
• Ft. Hill Memorial Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park
• Spring Hill Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52246 <3>
• Old City Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lynchburg.
  • The Old City Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Confederate Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
  • Old Lynchburg City Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970115 <3>
• Presbyterian Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
• Holy Cross Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
• Scott Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
• Beulah Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
• White Rock Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
• Candler Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Candler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Candler Cemetery
• Burford Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
• Continue List   (170 more) ...
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falwell Cemetery
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falwell Cemetery
  • Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery

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 Forest Brook Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Brook Hills.

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

• Boonsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
• Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Abert
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
• Coffee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Coffee is located in Bedford County
• Bocock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bocock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
  • Bocock is located in Campbell County
• Salt Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Salt Creek is located in Amherst County
• Bedford Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
  • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
• Lawyers
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
  • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
• Pearch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearch
  • Pearch is located in Bedford County
• Elon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
  • Elon is located in Amherst County
• Perrowville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrowville
  • Perrowville is located in Bedford County
• Coleman Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Bellevue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Bedford County
  • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
    • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
  • Joshua Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
    • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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