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 Merifield Acres (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 Merifield Acres. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Merifield Acres 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 Merifield Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merifield Acres:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Merifield Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Mill Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finchley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Jeffress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Shiny Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Henrico
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Skipwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Averett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Boydton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cusco Willa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Orgainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Nelson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Brunswick County
- Brodnax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drakes Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Aarons Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Virgilina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Omega
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Clover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mayo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- South Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Banister Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Clays Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Halifax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Bagleys Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Wattsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Lunenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oral Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Franklin County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Lake View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Franklin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Alert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alert is located in Franklin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Bullock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Townsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stovall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Gela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Wilbourns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Fairport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Tar River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tar River is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Stem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stem is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Moriah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moriah is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Roxboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tirzah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Drewry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Dabney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Henderson is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
- Adcock Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Bear Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Pond is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond
- Gill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Gillburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gillburg is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillburg
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bobbitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bobbitt is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Manson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soul City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Wise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warren Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Afton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Afton is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Lickskillet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merifield Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Merifield Acres.
Cemeteries Near Merifield Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merifield Acres.
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 Merifield Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merifield Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- State Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakhurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skipwith Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith Family Cemetery
- The Skipwith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prestwould Cemetery
- Prestwould Planation Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ligon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Callahan 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>
While we didn't find Merifield Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merifield Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merifield Acres, with the one closest to Merifield Acres listed first.
- Soudan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Soudan is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Finchley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Buffalo Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
- Bullock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skipwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Averett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Townsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodworth is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Boydton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Orgainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Cusco Willa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Siddon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merifield Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merifield Acres.
Newspapers Published in Merifield Acres ...
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 Merifield Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merifield Acres, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merifield Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Merifield Acres:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Spotsylvania County
- Franklin County
- Granville County
- Person 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 Merifield Acres, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merifield Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |