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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Mechanicsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mechanicsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mechanicsville, 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 Mechanicsville (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 Mechanicsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Mechanicsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.

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

  • Louisa County     (The home county of Mechanicsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Meltons
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
    • Green Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
    • Medlock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Trevilians
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
    • Bells Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bells Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
    • Louisa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
      • Louisa is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
    • Vigor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
    • Mineral
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
    • Pendleton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
    • Cuckoo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Cobham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
    • Keswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Burnley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Gilbert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Eastham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Shadwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
    • Jefferson Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monacan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
    • Rose Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Hollymead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Rio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • New Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
    • Bridgeport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
    • Arvonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arvonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
      • Arvonia is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvonia <4>
    • Centenary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Culpeper County
    • Culpeper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Trenton Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trenton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Kents Store
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
    • Antioch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Fork Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Weber City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Nicholas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Tabscott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Caledonia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
    • Hadensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fife
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fife. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <4>
    • Enon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
    • Sandy Hook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Amicus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
    • Kinderhook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Tylers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
      • Tylers is located in Hanover County
    • Beaverdam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Madison Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
    • Burnt Tree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Aroda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
    • Hood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolftown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>
    • Ruth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Tryme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
    • Syria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Gordonsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Barboursville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Montpelier Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
      • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <4>
    • Orange
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Danton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
      • Danton is located in Orange County
    • Grassland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
    • Vulcan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vulcan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
    • Rhoadesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • True Blue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
    • Burr Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
      • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
    • Locust Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham County
    • Swift Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mechanicsville, with the one closest to Mechanicsville listed first.
    • Belmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Holladay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holladay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Glenora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Paytes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
      • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Lewiston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Logan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Margo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
      • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
    • McHenry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Parker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Post Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
      • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Partlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Mechanicsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mechanicsville.

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 Mechanicsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bruce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knights Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Thomas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Long Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Mechanicsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mechanicsville.

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

  • Waldrop
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrop
    • Waldrop is located in Louisa County
  • Lindsay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindsay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Lindsay is located in Albemarle County
  • Cobham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
  • Meltons
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Meltons is located in Louisa County
  • Medlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Medlock is located in Louisa County
  • Green Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
  • Gordonsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Zion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Louisa County
  • Campbell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Albemarle County
  • Trevilians
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
  • Mallory ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Mallory is located in Louisa County
  • Cranks ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
    • Cranks is located in Louisa County
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    • Oakland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Louisa County
    • Barboursville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keswick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Mechanicsville ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mechanicsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mechanicsville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mechanicsville.

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 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 Mechanicsville:

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

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

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 Mechanicsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mechanicsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mechanicsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0732, Longitude: -78.1983       In this case, the coordinates for Mechanicsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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