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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 Green Bay (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 Green Bay. 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 southeast 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 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.

Green Bay is located in Prince Edward County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Prince Edward County: Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg & Nottoway.

Below are the counties that are near Green Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Bay:

  • Prince Edward County     (The home county of Green Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Blake Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Farmville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <3>
    • Tuggle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Forks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Darlington Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Amelia County
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
    • Pamplin City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurtsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurtsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurtsville
      • From Green Bay to Hurtsville
    • Evergreen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Green Bay to Evergreen
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
    • Curdsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Andersonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enonville
      • From Green Bay to Enonville
    • Forbes ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Dillwyn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Toga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
    • Keysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <3>
    • Abilene
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Drakes Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlotte Court House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cullen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wylliesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Phenix
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Rough Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
    • Aspenwall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland County
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
    • Wilsons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Darvills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hebron
      • From Green Bay to Hebron
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenplace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Lunenburg County
  • Mecklenburg County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Bay, with the one closest to Green Bay listed first.
    • Burkeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
      • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <3>
    • Crewe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <3>
    • Winnie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winnie
      • From Green Bay to Winnie
    • Blackstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <3>
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spainville
      • From Green Bay to Spainville

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

Cemeteries Near Green Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Bay.

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 Green Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bagby Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagby Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagby Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staples Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Wit Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Wit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Wit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (178 more) ...
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Vaughns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Green Bay had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Meherrin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oliveville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliveville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
    • Oliveville is located in Nottoway County
  • Nutbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rubermont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rubermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubermont
    • Rubermont is located in Lunenburg County
  • Burkeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
    • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <3>
  • Briery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery
    • Briery is located in Prince Edward County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Prince Edward County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
  • Worsham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsham
    • Worsham is located in Prince Edward County
  • Winnie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
    • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Winnie
    • From Green Bay to Winnie
  • Crewe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
    • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <3>
  • Hampden - Sydney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Keysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <3>
    • Jennings Ordinary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Ordinary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
      • Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
    • County Line Cross Roads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cross Roads
      • County Line Cross Roads is located in Charlotte County

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

Newspapers Published in Green Bay ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Bay, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Bay.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Green Bay:

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

The official website for Prince Edward County: www.co.prince-edward.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Green Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1336, Longitude: -78.3146       In this case, the coordinates for Green Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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