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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 Mannboro (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 Mannboro. 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.

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

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

  • Amelia County     (The home county of Mannboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Ammon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Amelia Court House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Masons Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Lodore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Paineville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Rodophil
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Alberta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Dolphin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
    • Callaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Callaville is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Winterpock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Coalboro ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Otterdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Matoaca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Midlothian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bollinger Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
    • Braebrook Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
    • Ettrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Centralia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Clinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Cumberland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Guinea Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Hebron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Wilsons
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
    • Darvills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
    • Sutherland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
    • Borthwick ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
    • Addison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Grant Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • McKenney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Laird ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Waldemar ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Thorncliff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Maidens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Goochland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Lorraine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Tuckahoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Short Pump
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Varina Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Deep Bottom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
    • Dumbarton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Montrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Dundas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Kenbridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nutbush
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
    • Victoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lochleven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
    • Oral Oaks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Spainville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
    • Blackstone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crewe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <1>
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Winnie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
    • Burkeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Pilkinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Dorset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Belona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
    • Huguenot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Michaux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Prince Edward County
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Talpa ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Talpa is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mannboro, with the one closest to Mannboro listed first.
    • Walmsley Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Chippenham Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village

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

Cemeteries Near Mannboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mannboro.

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 Mannboro - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Craddock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Farley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hamner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (282 more) ...
    • Mt. Level Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bollins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Reames Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mannboro had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Earls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Earls is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Namozine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Namozine is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Wilsons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
  • Winterpock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
  • Denaro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Denaro is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
  • Wellville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellville is located in Nottoway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellville
  • Chula
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chula is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
  • Marmona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Coalboro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
  • Skinquarter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Amelia Court House
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Otterburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Otterburn is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn

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

Newspapers Published in Mannboro ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mannboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mannboro, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mannboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mannboro:

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>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 Mannboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mannboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.