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 Huntington Village (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 Huntington Village. 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 Huntington Village ...
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 Huntington Village: Huntington Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 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.
Huntington Village is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Huntington Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huntington Village:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Huntington Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Barracks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
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- University Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Ednam Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Commonwealth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Logan Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Decca ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Simeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Hollymead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Dooms
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Sampson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Crimora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grottoes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lyndhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fishersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Sherando
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Weyers Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Stuarts Draft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jolivue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Centenary
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Axtell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Glenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Manteo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- New Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Charlottesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Fork Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Amicus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Quinque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Medlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Meltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Bells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Hood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wolftown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aroda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Durrett Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Afton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Onan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Faber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Schuyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adial
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Rockfish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Nellysford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Warminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Shipman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Barboursville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montpelier Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Verbena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Swift Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Berrytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Elkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goods Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- McGaheysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Cross Keys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massanutten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keezletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massanetta Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- North River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huntington Village, see our County-by-County Page for Huntington Village.
Cemeteries Near Huntington Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huntington Village.
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 Huntington Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huntington Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- University Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Munday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Coles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Huntington Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Huntington Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huntington Village, with the one closest to Huntington Village listed first.
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hydraulic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Ivy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Simeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Eastham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Overton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Proffit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proffit is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
- Rivanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
- Free Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Earlysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millington is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Keswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crozet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huntington Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huntington Village.
Newspapers Published in Huntington Village ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntington Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huntington Village, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huntington Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Huntington Village:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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 Huntington Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Huntington Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |