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 Hill Grove (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 Hill Grove. 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 Hill Grove ...
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 Hill Grove: Hill Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hill Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hill Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Hill Grove is located in 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 Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Hill Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hill Grove:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Hill Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Hurt
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Brutus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Renan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Chalk Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Gretna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Markham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Sonans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Pittsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Sheva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Whittles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Java
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Transco Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Madison Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Winesap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Spring Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spout Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Huddleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Radford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Bellevue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moneta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lowry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Joppa Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Cifax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Boonsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Goodview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Altavista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Gladys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Lawyers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Brookneal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Rustburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Hat Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Aspenwall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Rough Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Penhook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Shore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Laprades Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Union Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Burnt Chimney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Redwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Cody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Leda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Rabat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Sign Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Loftis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Rodden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Nathalie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Jones
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Banister Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Clays Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Halifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lavino Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hill Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Hill Grove.
Cemeteries Near Hill Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hill Grove.
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 Hill Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hill Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altavista Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burch Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pines Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hill Grove had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hill Grove, with the one closest to Hill Grove listed first.
- Brutus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Level Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Run
- Glenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenland is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenland
- Perrows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perrows is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrows
- Motley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Lynch Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Straightstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Cedar Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Forest
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Brights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
- Chalk Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Cody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hill Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hill Grove.
Newspapers Published in Hill Grove ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hill Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hill Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hill Grove.
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 Hill Grove:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Lynchburg City
- Madison 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> | 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 Hill Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Hill Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |