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 Locust Creek (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 Locust Creek. 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 Locust Creek ...
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.
Other variations include: Locus Creek and Locustcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Locust Creek: Locust Crk. (or less commonly used: Locust Ck. or Locust Cr.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Locust Creek is located in Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Locust Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust Creek:
- Louisa County (The home county of Locust Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Shelfar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cuckoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Harris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mineral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Louisa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Albemarle County
- Cobham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Amelia County
- Masons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Buckingham County
- New Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Robious
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Midlothian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bon Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Otterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trenton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Kents Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fork Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Oilville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goochland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maidens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Thorncliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Tabscott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Vontay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Beaverdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Hewlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Verdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Wyndham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Tuckahoe Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Glen Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Laurel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Longdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Lorraine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- King William County
- Tuck Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Danton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Beaumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Richmond City
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Partlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Childs Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Marye
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Margo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Locust Creek.
Cemeteries Near Locust Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Creek.
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 Locust Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <2>
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wallers Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Grubbs Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Shady Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #890855 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Locust Creek had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Creek, with the one closest to Locust Creek listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Mabelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Orchid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Dabneys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
- Gouldin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Tylers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Bumpass
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Gum Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perkinsville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beaverdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Goodall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust Creek.
Newspapers Published in Locust Creek ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust Creek, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Locust Creek:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King William County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania 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> | 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- Locust Creek) 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 Locust Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |