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 La Crosse (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 La Crosse. 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 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.
La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.
Below are the counties that are near La Crosse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Crosse:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of La Crosse)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- South Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Opie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Bracey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Ogburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Dunns Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Palmer Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Wightman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Cusco Willa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Boydton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chase City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Brodnax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ezell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Ankum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Powellton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Dolphin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Ante
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Charlotte County
- Wylliesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- McKenney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia City
- Emporia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Radium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Skippers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Bagleys Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Lochleven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oral Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Kenbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nutbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Pleasant Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Winnie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Townsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Littleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- South Rosemary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Roanoke Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Henrico
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Drewry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Wise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Norlina
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Vaughan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Soul City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Afton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Afton is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Crosse, see our County-by-County Page for La Crosse.
Cemeteries Near La Crosse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Crosse.
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 La Crosse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Crosse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- Crestview Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- La Crosse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Bethel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, La Crosse had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Crosse had a population of 576 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Crosse, with the one closest to La Crosse listed first.
- South Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brodnax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Marengo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Forksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Smiths Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossroads
- Union Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Diamond Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- North View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
- Ebony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bagleys Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meredithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meredithville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredithville
- Baskerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Gholsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around La Crosse. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Crosse.
Newspapers Published in La Crosse ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Crosse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of La Crosse, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for La Crosse.
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 websites either 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 La Crosse:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Spotsylvania County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren 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> | 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 La Crosse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- La Crosse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |