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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 Locust Hill (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 Hill. 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.

Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Middlesex County: Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster & Mathews.

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

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

Cemeteries Near Locust Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lower UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arthur Lee Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Campbell Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irvington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irvington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Claybrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claybrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claybrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Stone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Stone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Christ Church Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Corrotoman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corrotoman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corrotoman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Locust Hill had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cooper
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
  • Harmony Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
  • Stormont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stormont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormont
    • Stormont is located in Middlesex County
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freeport
    • From Locust Hill to Freeport
  • Urbanna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saluda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bushy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
    • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
  • Weems
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millenbeck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glenns
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Upton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Upton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Upton
    • New Upton is located in Gloucester County
  • Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Irvington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
    • White Stone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
      • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <2>
    • Ottoman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Locust Hill ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust Hill.

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 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 Locust Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Locust Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locust Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Locust Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5988, Longitude: -76.5113    
<6>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.
<7>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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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