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 Keeling (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 Keeling. 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 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.
Keeling is located in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Keeling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keeling:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Keeling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Henrys Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Lucks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Tightsqueeze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Ridgecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Java
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Transco Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Sheva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Markham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Altavista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Leesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Brookneal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville City
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Sutherlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Sign Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Delila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Rodden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Leda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Banister Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cody
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Axton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Sandy Level
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Laurel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blanch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gatewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Estelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Whitetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Semora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Yanceyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Yanceyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Leasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Ceffo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roxboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Ruffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Draper ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Lawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Meadow Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keeling, see our County-by-County Page for Keeling.
Cemeteries Near Keeling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keeling.
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 Keeling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keeling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Chestnut Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- William H. Shelton Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Family Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ingram Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Neal Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Burial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Burial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Burial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Danville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50621 <3>
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leemont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Hill Memorial Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Arbor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chatham Burial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Keeling had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keeling, with the one closest to Keeling listed first.
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Kentuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Laurel Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Pickaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Shockoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe
- Dry Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Ingram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Sutherlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Pleasant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peytonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Barksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barksdale is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keeling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keeling.
Newspapers Published in Keeling ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keeling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keeling, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keeling.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Keeling:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Caswell County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keeling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Keeling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |