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 Moryen (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 Moryen. 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 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.
Moryen is located in Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Moryen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moryen:
- Amelia County (The home county of Moryen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Lodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amelia Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Earls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Appomattox County
- Hurtsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Curdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Dillwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sheppards
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Arvonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Enonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alcoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Winterpock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Midlothian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Robious
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bon Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trents Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Wilsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fork Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Maidens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Enon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Oilville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tabscott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Vontay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Lorraine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louisa County
- Shelfar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Meherrin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Victoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Crewe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Belona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Pilkinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Michaux
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Five Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moryen, see our County-by-County Page for Moryen.
Cemeteries Near Moryen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moryen.
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 Moryen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moryen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Rennie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Moryen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moryen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moryen, with the one closest to Moryen listed first.
- Paineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Lodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Tobaccoville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Rodophil
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Ballsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
- Otterburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Sunny Side
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Amelia Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Deatonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deatonville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
- Jetersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Angola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Angola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moryen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moryen.
Newspapers Published in Moryen ...
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 Moryen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moryen, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moryen.
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 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 Moryen:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Richmond 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moryen) 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 Moryen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |