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 Haw Branch (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 Haw Branch. 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 Haw Branch ...
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 Haw Branch: Haw Br. (or less commonly used: Haw Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Haw Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haw Branch.
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 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.
Haw Branch is located in Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Haw Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haw Branch:
- Amelia County (The home county of Haw Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Lodore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Masons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Rodophil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Earls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Curdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Arvonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Dillwyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheppards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Enonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Winterpock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Midlothian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Robious
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bon Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Chesterfield Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Trents Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trenton Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Wilsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Sutherland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fork Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Maidens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fife
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Oilville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Hylas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Lorraine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Shelfar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Meherrin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Victoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Spainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Belona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Pilkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Michaux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Farmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Green Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haw Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Haw Branch.
Cemeteries Near Haw Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haw Branch.
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 Haw Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haw Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <3>
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rennie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Haw Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haw Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haw Branch, with the one closest to Haw Branch listed first.
- Lodore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Otterburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Amelia Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
- Chula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Tobaccoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Belona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Rodophil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Jetersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sunny Side
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Deatonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deatonville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
- Pilkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haw Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haw Branch.
Newspapers Published in Haw Branch ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haw Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haw Branch, 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 Haw Branch.
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 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 Haw Branch:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Richmond 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' (or 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- Haw Branch) 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 Haw Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |