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 Ford (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 Ford. 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 Ford ...
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 Ford: Lanes Frd.
- While the name of this community is Lanes Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lanes Ford may originally have been Lane's Ford.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lanes Ford might be written as Lane Ford.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lanes Ford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lanes Ford.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Lanes Ford is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.
Below are the counties that are near Lanes Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lanes Ford:
- Nelson County (The home county of Lanes Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Massies Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Jonesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Bryant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tyro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shipman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Old Myndus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Adial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Nellysford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lodebar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Buffalo Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Covesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Esmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Alberene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Batesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- North Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Crozet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foothill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Scottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Lowesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Monitor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sandidges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Amherst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Sweet Briar Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Allwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Coolwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Walkers Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Bent Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Sherando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Steeles Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Spottswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Lyndhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stuarts Draft
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Middlebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Arbor Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Abert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Coleman Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Boonsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Waugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Manteo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Axtell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Mount Vinco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Alcoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Centenary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Toga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fluvanna County
- Nicholas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Lavino Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Marlbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fairfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Brownsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- East Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Fancy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Kerrs Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Greenlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lanes Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Lanes Ford.
Cemeteries Near Lanes Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lanes Ford.
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 Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lanes Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonesboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jonesboro
- The Jonesboro Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jonesboro Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50836 <3>
- Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Memorial Gardens
- The Oak Hill Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51478 <3>
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is located in Colleen.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52729 <3>
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Stevens Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fulcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lanes Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lanes Ford, with the one closest to Lanes Ford listed first.
- Roseland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Massies Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tyro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Lowesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gidsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gidsville is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidsville
- Clifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Tye River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sandidges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Nellysford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montebello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lanes Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lanes Ford.
Newspapers Published in Lanes Ford ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lanes Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lanes Ford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lanes Ford.
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 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 Lanes Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Fluvanna County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Rockbridge County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lanes Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |