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 Gordon Corner (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 Gordon Corner. 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 Gordon Corner ...
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 Gordon Corner: Gordon Cor. (or less commonly used: Gordon Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gordon Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gordon Corner.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Gordon Corner is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Gordon Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon Corner:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Gordon Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Dunns Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Union Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Wightman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Ogburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Opie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Boydton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cusco Willa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hagood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Bracey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Brodnax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Gholsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ankum
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Ezell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Alberta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Gasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Powellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dolphin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Edgerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Aarons Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Clover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Omega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Virgilina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Bagleys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Wattsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Oral Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Lunenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Lochleven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Kenbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Victoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Nutbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Meherrin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Winnie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Edward County
- Green Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Townsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Gela
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Wilbourns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Halifax County (NC)
- Littleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County (NC)
- Henrico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Drewry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dabney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- South Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Church Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Afton is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon Corner.
Cemeteries Near Gordon Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon Corner.
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 Gordon Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordon Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Easters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Gordon Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gordon Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon Corner, with the one closest to Gordon Corner listed first.
- Baskerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Union Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Antlers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
- Wightman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- North View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
- Muck Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Drapersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
- Smiths Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossroads
- Boydton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Cusco Willa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bagleys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon Corner.
Newspapers Published in Gordon Corner ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordon Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gordon Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- Granville County
- Halifax 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordon Corner) 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 Gordon Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |