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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Netta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Netta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Netta, 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 Netta (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 Netta. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Netta is historic, it would have been located within present day Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Warren (NC), Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg & Nottoway.
Below are the counties that are near Netta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Netta:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Netta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Brodnax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ezell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Gholsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Alberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Ankum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Edgerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Powellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dolphin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Gasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ante
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Totaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- McKenney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darvills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Wilsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Laird ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Emporia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Radium
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Skippers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jarratt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Claresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Lochleven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Bagleys Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Kenbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Lunenburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Victoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hagood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Opie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Bracey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ogburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Union Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Dunns Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Wightman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Palmer Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Cusco Willa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County
- Grizzard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Granville County (NC)
- Townsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Littleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- South Rosemary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Roanoke Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Henrico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Drewry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Church Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Wise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Norlina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Warrenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soul City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Afton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Netta, see our County-by-County Page for Netta.
Cemeteries Near Netta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Netta.
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 Netta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Netta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flournoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orgain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Wray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Netta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Netta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Netta, with the one closest to Netta listed first.
- Diamond Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Brokenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Brodnax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Meredithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meredithville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredithville
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- La Crosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gholsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ezell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edmunds Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Store
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Ebony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lochleven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Netta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Netta.
Newspapers Published in Netta ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Netta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Netta, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Netta.
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 Netta:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren 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 Netta, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Netta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |