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 Gary (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 Gary. 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 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.
Gary is located in 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 Lunenburg County: Brunswick, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Nottoway & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Gary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gary:
- Lunenburg County (The home county of Gary)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Bagleys Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Oral Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Kenbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Lochleven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Nutbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Meherrin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Amelia County
- Earls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Brodnax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Netta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dolphin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Ezell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Gholsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Edgerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Ankum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Keysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wylliesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drakes Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abilene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Charlotte Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Wilsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- McKenney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Halifax County
- Clover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Ogburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Opie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Wightman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Dunns Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Union Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chase City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Finneywood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Boydton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Winnie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crewe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burkeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Granville County (NC)
- Townsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton County (NC)
- Henrico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County (NC)
- Drewry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Rose Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Norlina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gary, see our County-by-County Page for Gary.
Cemeteries Near Gary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gary.
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 Gary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of South Hill.
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52374 <3>
- Neblett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smithson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Manson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenbridge Heights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Gary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gary.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gary, with the one closest to Gary listed first.
- Bagleys Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Oral Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Wilburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Non Intervention ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
- North View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
- Wightman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Lochleven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Drapersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
- Rehoboth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Union Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Forksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Baskerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gary. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gary.
Newspapers Published in Gary ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gary, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gary.
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 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 Gary:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lunenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Dinwiddie County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- Granville County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren 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> | 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- Gary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Gary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |