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 Jefferson Court (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 Jefferson Court. 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 Jefferson Court ...
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 Jefferson Court: Jefferson Ct. (or less commonly used: Jefferson Crt.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jefferson Court. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson Court.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Jefferson Court is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Jefferson Court. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson Court:
- Augusta County (The home county of Jefferson Court)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Fishersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Lyndhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dooms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Lipscomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Stuarts Draft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jolivue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crimora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Sampson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Arbor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Foothill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Yancey Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Crozet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountfair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- White Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Decca ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Covesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Ivy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Lowesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Charlottesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Amicus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Afton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Nellysford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodebar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Adial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Tyro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Myndus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Bryant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Faber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Brownsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Mount Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Goods Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Cross Keys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Montevideo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- McGaheysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keezletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ottobine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson Court, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson Court.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson Court ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson Court.
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 Jefferson Court - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson Court covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jefferson Court in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jefferson Court.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson Court, with the one closest to Jefferson Court listed first.
- Fishersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ladd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Brand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Barterbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
- Annex
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Lyndhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Stuarts Draft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Dooms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Laurel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mint Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Avis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avis is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Sherando
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson Court. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson Court.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson Court ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson Court.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson Court, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson Court.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Jefferson Court:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Charlottesville City
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge 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> | 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- Jefferson Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Jefferson Court, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |