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 Leaksville Junction (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 Leaksville Junction. 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 Leaksville Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Leaksville Junction: Leaksville Jct. (or less commonly used: Leaksville Jctn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Leaksville Junction is located in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Leaksville Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leaksville Junction:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Leaksville Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Cascade
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Ridgecrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Kentuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Worlds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Tightsqueeze
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Weal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Chatham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Museville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Spring Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Danville City
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Sydnorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prilliman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Sutherlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Delila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Sandy Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Ridgeway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Villa Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Horse Pasture
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fieldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Nettleridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Patrick Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alamance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Altamahaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Union Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Birchwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Green Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- McCray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCray is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- British Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Sherwood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Glencoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Whitetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Quick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quick is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Gatewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Locust Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- West Yanceyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Blanch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yanceyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Estelle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Belews Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Stonewood Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Guilford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Browns Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scalesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Rudd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Stokesdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Gibsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McLeansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Draper ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- College Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Wentworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Matrimony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Amostown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Sandy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leaksville Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Leaksville Junction.
Cemeteries Near Leaksville Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leaksville Junction.
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 Leaksville Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leaksville Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Berry Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dan View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Starling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow View UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slaydon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mayfield MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Overlook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- Lawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Soyar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Gardens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Eden (NC).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47279 <3>
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 Leaksville Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leaksville Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leaksville Junction, with the one closest to Leaksville Junction listed first.
- Cascade
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Oak Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Aiken Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken Summit is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Buford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Brosville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosville
- Irisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vandola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandola
- Bachelors Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Hall
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ruffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leaksville Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leaksville Junction.
Newspapers Published in Leaksville Junction ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leaksville Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leaksville Junction, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leaksville Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Leaksville Junction:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leaksville Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Leaksville Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |