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 Maplewood (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 Maplewood. 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.
Name Variations for Maplewood ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Maple Wood.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maplewood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maplewood.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Maplewood 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 Maplewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maplewood:
- Amelia County (The home county of Maplewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Amelia Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Lodore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Earls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Curdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Sheppards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Gravel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dillwyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Enonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Arvonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Abilene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Keysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Winterpock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Holly ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Midlothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Robious
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chesterfield Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bon Air
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Cotton Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trents Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Wilsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Sutherland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fluvanna County
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Thorncliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maidens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Oilville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Lorraine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Meherrin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Kenbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Victoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Lunenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oral Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lochleven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Crewe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Burkeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Pilkinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Belona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Michaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Huguenot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Five Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maplewood, see our County-by-County Page for Maplewood.
Cemeteries Near Maplewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maplewood.
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 Maplewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maplewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rennie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Towler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wards Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Maplewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maplewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maplewood, with the one closest to Maplewood listed first.
- Jetersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Otterburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Amelia Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denaro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denaro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
- Paineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Deatonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deatonville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
- Gills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gills is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Jennings Ordinary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
- Lodore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Chula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Crewe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Earls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Tobaccoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Burkeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maplewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maplewood.
Newspapers Published in Maplewood ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maplewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maplewood, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maplewood.
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 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 Maplewood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Charlotte County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Maplewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Maplewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |