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 Madisonville (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 Madisonville. 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 northwest 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 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.
Madisonville is located in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County: Appomattox, Campbell, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Madisonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madisonville:
- Charlotte County (The home county of Madisonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Cullen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Rough Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Abilene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Phenix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Charlotte Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Aspenwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Drakes Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wylliesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Walkers Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Madison Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Pamplin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hurtsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Appomattox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Spout Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Beckham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Bent Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Sheppards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Curdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Toga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Enonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Alcoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vinco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Dillwyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Hat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Brookneal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Gladys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Rustburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yellow Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Lawyers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Rabat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Nathalie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loftis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Crystal Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Clays Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Cody
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Leda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Meherrin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Nutbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lunenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg City
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Finneywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Chase City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Gladstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Nottoway County
- Burkeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Blake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Farmville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madisonville, see our County-by-County Page for Madisonville.
Cemeteries Near Madisonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madisonville.
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 Madisonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madisonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Mt. Lyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gillispie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpeor Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethpeor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Madisonville had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madisonville, with the one closest to Madisonville listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Pamplin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rough Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- County Line Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Tredway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tredway is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway
- Hixburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
- Chap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Baileyville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Aspenwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Worsham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Worsham is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madisonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madisonville.
Newspapers Published in Madisonville ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madisonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madisonville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madisonville.
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 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 Madisonville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charlotte County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Lynchburg City
- Mecklenburg County
- Nelson County
- Nottoway 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> | 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- Madisonville) 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 Madisonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |