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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 Larmond (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 Larmond. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Larmond is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.

Below are the counties that are near Larmond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Larmond:

  • Orange County     (The home county of Larmond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Orange
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Madison Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Montpelier Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grassland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Gordonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rhoadesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Barboursville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vulcan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • True Blue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
    • Danton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Danton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • Burr Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • Locust Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Town is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Burnley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
    • Cobham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Gilbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Rosena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
    • Advance Mills Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Jefferson Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Advance Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Eastham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Hollymead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Keswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Earlysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Waylands Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
    • Culpeper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffinsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
    • Norman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Lignum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
    • Eggbornsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
    • Rixeyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
    • Elkwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellys Ford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
    • Homeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Jeffersonton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Remington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bealeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Opal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Opal is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Kents Store
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Lake Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Tabscott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Caledonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Quinque
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kinderhook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Amicus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Meltons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Trevilians
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Medlock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Louisa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bells Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Mineral
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pendleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Vigor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Cuckoo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Bumpass
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Madison Mills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Burnt Tree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Radiant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Aroda
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tryme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Ruth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Wolftown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Syria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Peola Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Marksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Stanley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Verbena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Slate Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Scrabble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Woodville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Sperryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Amissville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rediviva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
    • Washington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Elkton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Berrytown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.
    • Paytes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Childs Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
    • Holladay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Logan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Parker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Glenora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Margo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
    • Brockroad
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
    • McHenry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Todds Tavern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
    • Lewiston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Dunavant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
  • Stafford County
    • Storck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Storck is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Larmond, see our County-by-County Page for Larmond.

Cemeteries Near Larmond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larmond.

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 Larmond - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Larmond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.

  • Westview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
    • The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West View Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kemper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • James Madison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (249 more) ...
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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 Larmond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Larmond.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Larmond, with the one closest to Larmond listed first.

  • Orange
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Madison Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Madison Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
  • Rapidan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Twymans Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
  • Locust Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
  • Nasons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nasons is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
  • Somerset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grassland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grassland is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Daniel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Daniel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rochelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gordonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lahore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lahore is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Larmond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Larmond.

Newspapers Published in Larmond ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larmond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larmond, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Larmond.

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 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 Larmond:

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- Larmond) 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 Larmond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.