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 Lawford (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 Lawford. 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.
Lawford is located in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Lawford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawford:
- Buckingham County (The home county of Lawford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Arvonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- New Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Dillwyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Enonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buckingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Curdsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Alcoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Glenmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Woodridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Keene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Esmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Alberene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Simeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Keswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shadwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Rodophil
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Lodore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Hurtsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Bent Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Trenton Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Lakeside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guinea Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Weber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fork Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Kents Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Lake Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- 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 Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Fife
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hadensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Goochland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maidens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Thorncliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- Vontay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Bells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Shelfar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Vigor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Medlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Gays ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Warminster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Schuyler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Faber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Nottoway County
- Burkeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Belona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Farmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tuggle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Five Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawford, see our County-by-County Page for Lawford.
Cemeteries Near Lawford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawford.
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 Lawford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meador Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Gold Hill.
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197478 <2>
- Whitlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornerstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Hendricks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lawford had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawford, with the one closest to Lawford listed first.
- Trenton Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Tally ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tally is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally
- Gilliamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Arvonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- New Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Boswell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Bremo Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bremo Bluff is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremo Bluff
- Oak Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawford.
Newspapers Published in Lawford ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawford.
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 Lawford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buckingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Appomattox County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward 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> | 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> | 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 Lawford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lawford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |