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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Moseleys 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 Moseleys 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.

Moseleys Ferry is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.

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

  • Halifax County     (The home county of Moseleys Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Clover
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Midway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Midway is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Clays Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
    • Aarons Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
    • Omega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Omega is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Crystal Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
    • Banister Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Banister Town is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
    • South Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Halifax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Westside Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Westside Village is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
    • Nathalie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loftis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Loftis is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
    • Rabat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rabat is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Chap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Chap is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
    • Pamplin City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Brookneal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hat Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Wylliesburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Drakes Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Aspenwall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
    • Charlotte Court House
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Phenix
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Keysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
    • Cullen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cullen is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
    • Rough Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
    • Abilene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Abilene is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Fluvanna County
    • Scottsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Pleasant Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Wattsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
    • Lunenburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
    • Meherrin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
    • Bagleys Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
    • Oral Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
    • Nutbush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
    • Victoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Orgainville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
    • Finneywood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
    • Chase City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jeffress
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
    • Skipwith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
    • Clarksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Henrico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
    • Finchley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
    • Mill Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Averett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
    • Nelson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Shiny Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
    • Boydton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Pittsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Henrys Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
    • Riceville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Java
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Java is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
    • Lucks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
    • Renan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
    • Laurel Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
    • Markham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Darlington Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
    • Five Forks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Green Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Granville County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moseleys Ferry, with the one closest to Moseleys Ferry listed first.
    • Wilbourns
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
    • Bullock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Stovall
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Townsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gela
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
  • Warren County (NC)
    • Rose Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Moseleys Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moseleys 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 Moseleys Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Clover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Clover.
    • The Clover Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clovertown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49818 <2>
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rodgers Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Laurel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Scottsburg Cemetery
  • Ephesus Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Branch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Providence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunting Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Clover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Midway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Midway is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Wylliesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dryburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Dryburg is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
  • Laconia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Laconia is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Mount Laurel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Laurel is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Laurel
  • Scottsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saxe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Orgainville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
  • Mossingford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mossingford is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossingford
  • Clays Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Wolf Trap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
    • Finneywood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
    • Omega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Omega is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega

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

Newspapers Published in Moseleys 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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moseleys Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moseleys Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moseleys Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Moseleys Ferry:

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>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 Moseleys Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moseleys Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.