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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 Mayo (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 Mayo. 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.

Mayo is located in Halifax County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.

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

  • Halifax County     (The home county of Mayo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Cluster Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harmony
      • From Mayo to Harmony
    • Virgilina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Omega
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Boston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Aarons Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westside Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
      • Westside Village is located in Halifax County
    • Halifax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jones
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Banister Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banister Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
      • Banister Town is located in Halifax County
    • Delila
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
      • Delila is located in Halifax County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delila
      • From Mayo to Delila
  • Charlotte County
  • Danville City
  • Fluvanna County
    • Scottsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <2>
  • Madison County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Nelson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Averett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
      • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Averett
      • From Mayo to Averett
    • Henrico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiny Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Jeffress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mill Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Orgainville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orgainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
      • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orgainville
      • From Mayo to Orgainville
    • Finchley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
      • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finchley
      • From Mayo to Finchley
    • Skipwith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skipwith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
      • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Skipwith
      • From Mayo to Skipwith
    • Boydton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <2>
    • Chase City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Laurel Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
      • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laurel Grove
      • From Mayo to Laurel Grove
    • Henrys Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentuck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
      • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kentuck
      • From Mayo to Kentuck
    • Lucks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Java
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riceville
      • From Mayo to Riceville
    • Spring Garden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Markham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgecrest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Transco Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
      • Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Caswell County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Semora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semora
      • Semora is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semora <2>
    • Milton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>
    • Leasburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
      • Leasburg is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <2>
    • Estelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Estelle
      • From Mayo to Estelle
    • Blanch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
      • Blanch is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanch <2>
    • Ridgeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Caswell County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ridgeville
      • From Mayo to Ridgeville
    • Yanceyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Prospect Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Gatewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • West Yanceyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Rougemont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougemont
      • Rougemont is located in Durham County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougemont <2>
    • Bahama
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Granville County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Wilbourns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bullock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
      • Bullock is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <2>
    • Berea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berea
      • From Mayo to Berea
    • Stovall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
      • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Oxford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Providence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Granville County (NC)
    • Townsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
      • Stem is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Clay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay
      • From Mayo to Clay
    • Tar River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Berryland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
      • Berryland is located in Orange County (NC)
    • Laws
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laws have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
      • Laws is located in Orange County (NC)
    • Caldwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caldwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
      • Caldwell is located in Orange County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caldwell
      • From Mayo to Caldwell
    • Fieldstream
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldstream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
      • Fieldstream is located in Orange County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fieldstream
      • From Mayo to Fieldstream
    • Charter Meadows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • North Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Orange County (NC)
    • Springcrest Meadows
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kindful Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Larry Hall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larry Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
      • Larry Hall is located in Orange County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Larry Hall
      • From Mayo to Larry Hall
    • Schley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
      • Schley is located in Orange County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Schley
      • From Mayo to Schley
    • Green Pines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Pines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
      • Green Pines is located in Orange County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Pines
      • From Mayo to Green Pines
    • McDade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Orange County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McDade
      • From Mayo to McDade
  • Person County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mayo, with the one closest to Mayo listed first.
    • Allensville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ceffo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceffo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
      • Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ceffo
      • From Mayo to Ceffo
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Person County (NC)
    • Hicks Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
      • Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
    • Roxboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
      • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roxboro
      • From Mayo to Roxboro
    • Whitt Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
      • Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
    • Roseville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Allens Level
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
      • Cates is located in Person County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cates
      • From Mayo to Cates
    • Mount Tirzah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Timberlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Moriah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Vance County (NC)

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

Cemeteries Near Mayo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayo.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mayo had a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hyco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
    • Hyco is located in Halifax County
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Halifax County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harmony
    • From Mayo to Harmony
  • Bethel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
    • Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
  • Virgilina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodsdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
    • Woodsdale is located in Person County (NC)
  • Red Bank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Red Bank is located in Halifax County
  • Omega
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nelson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Turbeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
    • Turbeville is located in Halifax County
  • Wolf Trap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Trap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
    • Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
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    • Cunningham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
      • Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
    • Siddon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siddon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
      • Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Ceffo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceffo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
      • Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ceffo
      • From Mayo to Ceffo

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

Newspapers Published in Mayo ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayo, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mayo:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mayo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Mayo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Mayo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mayo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5728, Longitude: -78.8832       In this case, the coordinates for Mayo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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