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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 Hurtsville (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 Hurtsville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Hurtsville is located in Appomattox 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 Appomattox County: Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Nelson & Prince Edward.

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

  • Appomattox County     (The home county of Hurtsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurtsville, with the one closest to Hurtsville listed first.
    • Evergreen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Hurtsville to Evergreen
    • Pamplin City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Appomattox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bent Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bent Creek
      • From Hurtsville to Bent Creek
    • Spout Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
    • Beckham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Albemarle County
    • Warren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Hurtsville to Warren
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurtsville, with the one closest to Hurtsville listed first.
    • Rodophil
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodophil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rodophil
      • From Hurtsville to Rodophil
    • Paineville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Amherst County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurtsville, with the one closest to Hurtsville listed first.
    • Forbes ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Andersonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Toga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Curdsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Enonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Hurtsville to Enonville
    • Alcoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Buckingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Vinco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dillwyn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From Hurtsville to Glenmore
    • Manteo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manteo
      • From Hurtsville to Manteo
  • Campbell County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurtsville, with the one closest to Hurtsville listed first.
    • Abilene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cullen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rough Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Charlotte Court House
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Phenix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Keysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
    • Drakes Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Aspenwall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County
  • Fluvanna County
    • Nicholas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nicholas
      • From Hurtsville to Nicholas
  • Lunenburg County
  • Lynchburg City
  • Nelson County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurtsville, with the one closest to Hurtsville listed first.
    • Burkeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Crewe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hurtsville, with the one closest to Hurtsville listed first.
    • Tuggle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Forks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Darlington Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Farmville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Blake Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hurtsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hurtsville.

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

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

  • Chestnut Grove Bapist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sulphur Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oaks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mann Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hurtsville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hixburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hixburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
    • Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Prince Edward County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
  • Hollywood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
  • Sheppards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
    • Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
  • Andersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 Hurtsville to Evergreen
  • Pamplin City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuggle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Toga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Five Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Curdsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tredway ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tredway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway
      • Tredway is located in Prince Edward County
    • Enonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Hurtsville to Enonville
    • Darlington Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Hurtsville ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurtsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hurtsville, 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 Hurtsville.

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 helpful 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 Hurtsville:

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

The official website for Appomattox County: www.appomattox.com/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hurtsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hurtsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3676, Longitude: -78.6159       In this case, the coordinates for Hurtsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Hurtsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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