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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 Ivy (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 Ivy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Ivy is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

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

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Ivy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
    • Ednam Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
    • Barracks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barracks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
    • Huntington Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
      • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
    • University Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
      • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
    • Logan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • White Hall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crozet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Commonwealth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
    • Foothill Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Rio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Yancey Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yancey Mills
      • From Ivy to Yancey Mills
  • Augusta County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
    • Axtell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Centenary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Glenmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenmore
      • From Ivy to Glenmore
    • Manteo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Manteo
      • From Ivy to Manteo
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bridgeport
      • From Ivy to Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlottesville City
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Antioch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antioch
      • From Ivy to Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nicholas
      • From Ivy to Nicholas
    • Weber City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fork Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kents Store
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Ivy to Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amicus
      • From Ivy to Amicus
    • Quinque
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanardsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <2>
    • Dawsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dawsonville
      • From Ivy to Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Harrisonburg City
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
    • Medlock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medlock
      • From Ivy to Medlock
    • Meltons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bells Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Trevilians
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
    • Hood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolftown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Tree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Madison Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson County
  • Orange County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ivy, with the one closest to Ivy listed first.
    • Verbena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verbena
      • From Ivy to Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
  • Rockingham County
  • Staunton City
  • Waynesboro City

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

Cemeteries Near Ivy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivy.

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

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • University Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the University Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the University Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Rockgate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mooreland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooreland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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, Ivy had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Millington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
    • Millington is located in Albemarle County
  • Crozet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hydraulic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydraulic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
  • Rio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
  • Doylesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
    • Doylesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Free Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Yancey Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yancey Mills
    • From Ivy to Yancey Mills
  • Batesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rivanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
  • Overton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
    • Overton is located in Albemarle County
  • Simeon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Earlysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
    • Eastham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastham
      • From Ivy to Eastham

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

Newspapers Published in Ivy ...

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 Ivy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivy, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ivy.

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 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 Ivy:

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

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Ivy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ivy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0564, Longitude: -78.5962    
<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 Ivy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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