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 Marengo (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 Marengo. 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 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.
Marengo is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Marengo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marengo:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Marengo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Hagood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Bracey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Palmer Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Opie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Dunns Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Ogburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Cusco Willa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Wightman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Boydton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Brodnax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Gholsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ankum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ezell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Lawrenceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Alberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Ante
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Dolphin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Charlotte County
- Wylliesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Greensville County
- Radium
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Bagleys Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Lochleven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Wattsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oral Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Kenbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Victoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Nutbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Winnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Franklin County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Alert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alert is located in Franklin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Lake View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Townsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Gela
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Littleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- South Rosemary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hollister
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roanoke Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Henrico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Drewry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Dabney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Gillburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Bear Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Wise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norlina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Manson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soul City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Afton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Afton is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marengo, see our County-by-County Page for Marengo.
Cemeteries Near Marengo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marengo.
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 Marengo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marengo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- La Crosse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Bethel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Free Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grace 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marengo had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Smiths Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smiths Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossroads
- La Crosse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brodnax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brokenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palmer Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Ebony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Forksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Union Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Baskerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Keats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keats is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marengo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marengo.
Newspapers Published in Marengo ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marengo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marengo, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marengo.
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 Marengo:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Dinwiddie County
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Spotsylvania County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren 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> | 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 Marengo, 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- Marengo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |