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 Gardners Crossroads (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 Gardners Crossroads. 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 Gardners Crossroads ...
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 Gardners Crossroads: Gardners Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Gardners Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Gardners Crossroads may originally have been Gardner's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gardners Crossroads might be written as Gardner Crossroads.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gardners Crossroads is located in Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Gardners Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gardners Crossroads:
- Louisa County (The home county of Gardners Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Gays ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Cuckoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Willowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Shelfar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Vigor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Louisa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Cobham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shadwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- New Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Robious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Midlothian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bon Air
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Kents Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Hadensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Oilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goochland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Maidens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fife
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Tylers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goodall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hewlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Casco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Verdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Wyndham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Tuckahoe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Glen Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Laurel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lorraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Longdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Tuckahoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Madison County
- Madison Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Danton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Gordonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Grassland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Barboursville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Beaumont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Glenora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Holladay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Partlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Margo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Marye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- McHenry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gardners Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Gardners Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Gardners Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gardners Crossroads.
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 Gardners Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gardners Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <3>
- Oakland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<5>
While we didn't find Gardners Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gardners Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gardners Crossroads, with the one closest to Gardners Crossroads listed first.
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Apple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Locust Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Cuckoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Orchid
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Mabelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Vigor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Gum Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hadensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dabneys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
- Tylers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gardners Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gardners Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Gardners Crossroads ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gardners Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gardners Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gardners Crossroads.
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 helpful 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 Gardners Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Gardners Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Gardners Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |