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 Mount Rush (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 Rush. 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 Rush ...
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 Rush: Mt. Rush
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 southeast 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 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.
Mount Rush 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 Mount Rush. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Rush:
- Buckingham County (The home county of Mount Rush)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Alcoma
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Toga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Dillwyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Manteo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Axtell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Porters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Esmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Stony Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Keene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alberene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Covesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Woodridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- North Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Rodophil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- New Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Joshua Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Sweet Briar Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Monitor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Lowesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Sandidges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Hurtsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Bent Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Appomattox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beckham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Chap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spring Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Abilene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Cullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Rough Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Guinea Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trents Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cotton Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Nicholas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fork Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Lynchburg City
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Warminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Gladstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Buffalo Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Shipman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Schuyler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Colleen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Faber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Adial
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Tuggle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Five Forks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Farmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Darlington Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Rush, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Rush.
Cemeteries Near Mount Rush ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Rush.
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 Rush - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Rush covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- St. Joy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fork Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckingham Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove Bapist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Mount Rush in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Rush.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Rush, with the one closest to Mount Rush listed first.
- Toga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Mount Vinco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Allenslevel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allenslevel is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenslevel
- Camm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Camm is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camm
- Dillwyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eldridge Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eldridge Mill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Mill
- Glenmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Wingina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wingina is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingina
- Manteo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Midway Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Mills is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Mills
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hurtsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Rush. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Rush.
Newspapers Published in Mount Rush ...
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 Mount Rush.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Rush, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Rush.
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 Rush:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buckingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward 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> | 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- Mount Rush) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Mount Rush, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |