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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mansfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mansfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mansfield, please Contact Us.
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 Mansfield (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 Mansfield. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mansfield is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Mansfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mansfield:
- Louisa County (The home county of Mansfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
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- Louisa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Harris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
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- Trevilians
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
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- Green Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
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- Vigor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
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- Bumpass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <2>
- Bells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Meltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
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- Medlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
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- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Cobham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Burnley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Rosena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Keswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
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- Shadwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
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- Eastham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
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- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
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- Advance Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Hollymead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
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- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
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- Burruss Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
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- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Lignum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
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- Waylands Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
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- Culpeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
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- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Norman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
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- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Kents Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
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- Lake Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
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- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Tabscott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
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- Hadensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
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- Sandy Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
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- Fife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oilville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Goochland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maidens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Dawsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
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- Quinque
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
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- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Tylers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
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- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
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- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
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- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
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- Casco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
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- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Madison Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
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- Burnt Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
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- Radiant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
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- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
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- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
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- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
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- Wolftown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
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- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
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- Grassland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
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- Rhoadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
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- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Montpelier Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
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- Wilderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
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- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
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- Michaux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
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- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Holladay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Glenora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Paytes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Margo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Partlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Stafford Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Storck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
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- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Hartwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Falmouth Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hartwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Little Falls Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Northridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mansfield, see our County-by-County Page for Mansfield.
Cemeteries Near Mansfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mansfield.
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 Mansfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mansfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- True Light Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.
Mansfield itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mansfield, with the one closest to Mansfield listed first.
- Holladay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Ellisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellisville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Mineral
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Thornhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Louisa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Glenora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Stubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Granite Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Lahore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lahore is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore
- Tatum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tatum is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Daniel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mansfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mansfield.
Newspapers Published in Mansfield ...
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 Mansfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mansfield, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mansfield.
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 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 Mansfield:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Caroline County
- Charlottesville City
- Culpeper County
- Fluvanna County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mansfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mansfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |