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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 Lodore (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 Lodore. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Lodore is located in Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.

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

  • Amelia County     (The home county of Lodore)
  • Buckingham County
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Otterdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Winterpock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Midlothian
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
    • Robious
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fendley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bon Air
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
      • Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
    • Beulah Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland County
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Wilsons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hebron
      • From Lodore to Hebron
    • Darvills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Maidens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorncliff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorncliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thorncliff
      • From Lodore to Thorncliff
    • Goochland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fife
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Enon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enon
      • From Lodore to Enon
    • Sandy Hook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Lodore to Caledonia
    • Hadensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tabscott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Vontay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hylas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hylas
      • From Lodore to Hylas
    • Casco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Casco
      • From Lodore to Casco
  • Henrico County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Shelfar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelfar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shelfar
      • From Lodore to Shelfar
    • Willowbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Meherrin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutbush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Crewe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <1>
    • Spainville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spainville
      • From Lodore to Spainville
    • Burkeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
      • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <1>
    • Blackstone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <1>
    • Winnie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winnie
      • From Lodore to Winnie
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Belona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belona
      • From Lodore to Belona
    • Pilkinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pilkinton
      • From Lodore to Pilkinton
    • Dorset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dorset
      • From Lodore to Dorset
    • Michaux
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Michaux
      • From Lodore to Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Huguenot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huguenot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huguenot
      • From Lodore to Huguenot
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Farmville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <1>
    • Green Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blake Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuggle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lodore, with the one closest to Lodore listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippenham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
    • Cherry Gardens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Walmsley Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walmsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County

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

Cemeteries Near Lodore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lodore.

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 Lodore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lodore had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Ballsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
    • Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
  • Belona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
    • Belona is located in Powhatan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Belona
    • From Lodore to Belona
  • Tobaccoville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
    • Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
  • Paineville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Macon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Powhatan County
  • Otterburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
    • Otterburn is located in Amelia County
  • Amelia Court House
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Chula is located in Amelia County
  • Rodophil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodophil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
    • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rodophil
    • From Lodore to Rodophil
  • Mattoax
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
    • Mattoax is located in Amelia County
  • Sunny Side
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
  • Pilkinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pilkinton
    • From Lodore to Pilkinton
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Genito
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
      • Genito is located in Powhatan County
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenholm
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenholm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
      • Trenholm is located in Powhatan County

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

Newspapers Published in Lodore ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lodore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lodore, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lodore.

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 Lodore:

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

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lodore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lodore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4395, Longitude: -78.0220       In this case, the coordinates for Lodore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Lodore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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