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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mount Athos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mount Athos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Athos, 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 Mount Athos (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 Mount Athos. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Athos ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Athos: Mt. Athos
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mount Athos is historic, it would have been located within present day Campbell 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 Campbell County: Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Charlotte, Halifax & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Athos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Athos:
- Campbell County (The home county of Mount Athos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lawyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Powhatan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Bedford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Gladys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Lynch Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Altavista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Madison Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Coolwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Walkers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Sweet Briar Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Monitor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pedlar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- New Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandidges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Spout Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Beckham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Bent Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Pamplin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Abert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Waugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Lowry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Peaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Huddleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alcoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Mount Vinco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Manteo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Enonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Rough Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Aspenwall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Cullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Cody
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Rabat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Gladstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Arrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Colleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Shipman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Warminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Hurt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
- Brutus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Renan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Five Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Glasgow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Greenlee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Athos, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Athos.
Cemeteries Near Mount Athos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Athos.
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 Mount Athos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Athos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Feagans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Drinkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Megginson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Falwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Mead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
Mount Athos itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 38 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Athos, with the one closest to Mount Athos listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Bocock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bocock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- Coolwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Oakville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Walkers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Lawyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Winfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winfall is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Spring Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Athos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Athos.
Newspapers Published in Mount Athos ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Athos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Athos, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Athos.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mount Athos:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Campbell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Charlotte County
- Halifax County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania County
- Prince Edward County
- Rockbridge County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Mount Athos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Athos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |