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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 Inglecress (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 Inglecress. 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 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 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.

Inglecress 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 Inglecress. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Inglecress:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Inglecress)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Commonwealth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Logan Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Ednam Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • University Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Barracks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
    • Huntington Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Ivy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Free Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hollymead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Crimora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Sampson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Grottoes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndhurst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fishersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sherando
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Weyers Cave
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Brand
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Verona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stuarts Draft
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Centenary
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Axtell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Glenmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Manteo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • New Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Arvonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Charlottesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Belmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Locust Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Fork Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kents Store
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Weber City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Tabscott
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Amicus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Quinque
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Medlock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Meltons
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Trevilians
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Bells Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Louisa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Hood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolftown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Burnt Tree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Radiant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Madison Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Syria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Onan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Greenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Faber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodebar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Adial
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Schuyler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellysford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress 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 east)
      • 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 Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Verbena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inglecress, with the one closest to Inglecress listed first.
    • Berrytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Swift Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • McGaheysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Goods Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Montevideo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Cross Keys
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanutten
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Keezletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • North River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Mount Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Inglecress ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Inglecress.

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 Inglecress - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Inglecress covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ivy Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • University Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Munday Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Michie-Beddow Family Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (319 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hildebrand Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrison 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 Inglecress in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Inglecress.

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

  • Ivy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hydraulic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Rio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Millington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Millington is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Free Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rivanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Eastham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Proffit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Earlysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Simeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Doylesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Doylesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
  • Crozet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Overton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Overton is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
    • Advance Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Yancey Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills

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

Newspapers Published in Inglecress ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Inglecress.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Inglecress, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Inglecress.

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 Inglecress:

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 Inglecress, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Inglecress) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.