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 Migginsons Ferry (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 Migginsons Ferry. 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 and doctors 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.
Migginsons Ferry is located in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Migginsons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Migginsons Ferry:
- Buckingham County (The home county of Migginsons Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Manteo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Mount Vinco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Toga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Alcoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Glenmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Buckingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Axtell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Andersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Centenary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Dillwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Curdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Porters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Esmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Covesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Alberene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Keene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- North Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Amherst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monitor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sweet Briar Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Lowesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Sandidges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Winesap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Madison Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Forks of Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Bent Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Hurtsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Chap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Pamplin City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Augusta County
- Sherando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Abert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coleman Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Waugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rustburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lawyers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Powhatan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Yellow Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Bedford Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Guinea Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trents Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Nicholas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Buffalo Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Gladstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shipman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Warminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Colleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Rockfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Old Myndus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Schuyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Massies Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Tuggle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Five Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge County
- Marlbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Migginsons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Migginsons Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Migginsons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Migginsons Ferry.
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 Migginsons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Migginsons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Allens Creek Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centenary Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rebecca Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mann Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is located in Colleen.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52729 <2>
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Morriss Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amherst Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amherst Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49232 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Migginsons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Migginsons Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Migginsons Ferry, with the one closest to Migginsons Ferry listed first.
- Greenway
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Gladstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Bent Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Walkers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wingina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wingina is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingina
- Tye River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- Midway Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Mills is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Mills
- New Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Warminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Colleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Migginsons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Migginsons Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Migginsons Ferry ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Migginsons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Migginsons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Migginsons Ferry.
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 either 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 Migginsons Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buckingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Bedford County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward County
- Rockbridge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Migginsons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Migginsons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |