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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 Fort Mitchell (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 Fort Mitchell. 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 Fort Mitchell ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Mitchell: Ft. Mitchell

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fort Mitchell. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Mitchell.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Fort Mitchell is primarily located in Charlotte County. A portion of Fort Mitchell extends into Lunenburg 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 Fort Mitchell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Mitchell:

  • Charlotte County     (The home county of Fort Mitchell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Wylliesburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Drakes Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Charlotte Court House
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Abilene
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Abilene is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
    • Cullen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cullen is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Phenix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Aspenwall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
    • Rough Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Pamplin City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chap is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Brodnax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Hat Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
    • Brookneal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Fluvanna County
    • Scottsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Clover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Aarons Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
    • Clays Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
    • Crystal Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
    • Omega
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Omega is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Banister Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Banister Town is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
    • Nathalie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Rabat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Rabat is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
    • Halifax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loftis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Loftis is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
    • South Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Westside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Westside Village is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Lunenburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Wattsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
    • Meherrin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
    • Nutbush
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
    • Victoria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oral Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
    • Bagleys Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
    • Kenbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Lochleven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
    • Dundas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Finneywood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
    • Chase City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wightman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Orgainville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
    • Skipwith
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
    • Dunns Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
    • Ogburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
    • Boydton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Finchley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
    • Jeffress
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
    • Opie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
    • Union Level
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
    • Clarksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Winnie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
    • Burkeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crewe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <1>
    • Blackstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Green Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Darlington Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
    • Blake Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
    • Five Forks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
    • Farmville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tuggle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
  • Spotsylvania County
    • Brokenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
  • Granville County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Mitchell, with the one closest to Fort Mitchell listed first.
    • Bullock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Townsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Warren County (NC)
    • Rose Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Mitchell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Mitchell.

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 Fort Mitchell - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Payneton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Black Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ash Camp Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chase City.
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chase City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52730 <2>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Ellis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Staples Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fort Mitchell had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Finneywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
  • Plantersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Ontario
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ontario is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Wylliesburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rehoboth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Chase City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Keysville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Drakes Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mossingford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossingford
  • Saxe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Drapersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wilburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
    • Wattsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Mitchell ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Mitchell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Mitchell, 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 Fort Mitchell.

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 Fort Mitchell:

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>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 Fort Mitchell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 from Point A (ie- Fort Mitchell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.