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 Lanes Corner (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 Lanes Corner. 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 Lanes Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Lanes Corner: Lanes Cor. (or less commonly used: Lanes Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Lanes Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lanes Corner may originally have been Lane's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lanes Corner might be written as Lane Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lanes Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lanes Corner.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lanes Corner is located in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Lanes Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lanes Corner:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Lanes Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Margo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Glenora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Childs Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Snell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Paytes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Holladay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Albemarle County
- Cobham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Olney Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Stuart Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Ruther Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Penola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Samuels Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Burruss Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- DeJarnette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Lignum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culpeper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Norman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Remington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Bealeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna County
- Kents Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Hadensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Tylers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hewlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Verdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Vontay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Arnolds Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Port Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Fairview Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- King George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Louisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Vigor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Gays ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Green Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Madison Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Danton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Vulcan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Grassland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- True Blue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Madison Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gordonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Stafford Lakes Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Chatham Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Storck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Grafton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hartwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Hartwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lanes Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Lanes Corner.
Cemeteries Near Lanes Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanes Corner.
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 Lanes Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lanes Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Little Mine Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mine Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- True Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Craigs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Lanes Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lanes Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lanes Corner, with the one closest to Lanes Corner listed first.
- Post Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Glenora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Stubbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Gatewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gatewood is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Granite Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Holladay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Brockroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Mine Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mine Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Harris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Partlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lanes Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lanes Corner.
Newspapers Published in Lanes Corner ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanes Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanes Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanes Corner.
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 Lanes Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fluvanna County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lanes Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lanes Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |