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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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Jefferson Village: Jefferson Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jefferson Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson Village.

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

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Jefferson Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Hollymead
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Gilbert
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Advance Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Earlysville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Rosena
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
    • Advance Mills Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Rio
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Burnley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
    • Commonwealth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Logan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Barracks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Crimora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Sampson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Grottoes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fishersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lyndhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sherando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Centenary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • New Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Culpeper County
    • Waylands Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Kents Store
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Nicholas
      (24 miles [38.6 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 south)
    • Weber City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Tabscott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Caledonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Hadensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Quinque
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Amicus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Kinderhook
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Meltons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Medlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Green Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Trevilians
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Bells Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Louisa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vigor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Mineral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Pendleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Cuckoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Hood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wolftown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Aroda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Burnt Tree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Radiant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Madison Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Ruth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Syria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Tryme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Peola Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Afton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Faber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Schuyler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Adial
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Lodebar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Rockfish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Nellysford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Danton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Danton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • Vulcan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Rhoadesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Verbena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rappahannock County
    • Slate Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Elkton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • McGaheysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevideo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • 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
    • Massanutten
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Keys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keezletown
      (28 miles [45.1 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
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson Village, with the one closest to Jefferson Village listed first.
    • Belmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Holladay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Jefferson Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson 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 Jefferson Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maple Grove Christian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holly Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Free Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hildebrand Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Munday Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shackelford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivy Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Moon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chapman Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 Jefferson Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jefferson Village.

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

  • Proffit
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Gilbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Rivanna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Advance Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Eastham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Earlysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hydraulic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Rio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Burnley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
  • Keswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eheart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Eheart is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart
  • Ruckersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Barboursville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinque
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Free Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson Village, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Village:

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 Jefferson 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jefferson Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.