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 Ladd (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 Ladd. 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 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.
Ladd 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 Ladd. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ladd:
- Augusta County (The home county of Ladd)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Lyndhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lipscomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Fishersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stuarts Draft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Sherando
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Dooms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Jolivue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Crimora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill
(11 miles [17.7 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 Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Foothill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Yancey Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crozet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Mountfair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Covesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- North Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Decca ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Ivy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alberene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- 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 Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Lowesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Sandidges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- New Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Forks of Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Buckingham County
- Manteo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Charlottesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 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 Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Amicus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Onan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Tyro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Old Myndus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Jonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Faber
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Brownsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marlbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 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 Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Mount Crawford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Cross Keys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goods Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Bridgewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Dayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- McGaheysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keezletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ladd, see our County-by-County Page for Ladd.
Cemeteries Near Ladd ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ladd.
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 Ladd - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ladd covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
- Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Croft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Staunton National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hospital Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ladd had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ladd, with the one closest to Ladd listed first.
- Lyndhurst
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lipscomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Fishersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stuarts Draft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barterbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
- Sherando
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Brand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Afton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dooms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Madrid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madrid is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Hermitage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hermitage is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Annex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Avon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avis is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Onan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ladd. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ladd.
Newspapers Published in Ladd ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ladd.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ladd, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ladd.
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 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 Ladd:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Buckingham 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ladd) 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 Ladd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |