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 Hermosa (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 Hermosa. 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 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.
Hermosa is primarily located in Halifax County. A portion of Hermosa extends into Pittsylvania 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 Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Hermosa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hermosa:
- Halifax County (The home county of Hermosa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Cody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Leda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Rodden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sign Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Loftis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Nathalie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rabat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Crystal Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Jones
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Banister Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Clays Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Halifax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Spring Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spout Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Huddleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Brookneal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Altavista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hat Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Lynch Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Mount Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Yellow Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Rustburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lawyers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Bedford Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Aspenwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Abell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rough Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Charlotte Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Drakes Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Wylliesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Danville City
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Renan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Chalk Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Brutus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Java
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Lucks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Henrys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Sonans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Sheva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Transco Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Gretna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hurt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Semora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hermosa, see our County-by-County Page for Hermosa.
Cemeteries Near Hermosa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hermosa.
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 Hermosa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hermosa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Childrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burch Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McKendree Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neal Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Hermosa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hermosa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hermosa, with the one closest to Hermosa listed first.
- Cody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Leda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Mount Airy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Republican Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Straightstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone
- Stovall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stovall is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Alchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alchie
- Volens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Volens is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volens
- Glenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenland is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenland
- Rodden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Cedar Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Forest
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peytonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Loftis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hermosa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hermosa.
Newspapers Published in Hermosa ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hermosa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hermosa, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hermosa.
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 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 Hermosa:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Franklin County
- Madison County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hermosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hermosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |