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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 New Glasgow (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 New Glasgow. 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 northeast 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 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.

New Glasgow is located in Amherst County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amherst County: Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg City, Nelson & Rockbridge.

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

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

Cemeteries Near New Glasgow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Glasgow.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Amherst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Aid Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Aid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Aid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Giles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centenary Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Parr Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fulcher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Loving Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loving Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loving Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Glasgow had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Tye River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
    • Tye River is located in Nelson County
  • Clifford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Amherst County
  • Arrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
    • Arrington is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrington <1>
  • Buffalo Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Colleen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Walkers Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Greenway is located in Nelson County
  • Roseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Roseland is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
  • Gidsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidsville
    • Gidsville is located in Amherst County
  • Coolwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coolwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
    • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coolwell
    • From New Glasgow to Coolwell
  • Gladstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Norwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Nelson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norwood
      • From New Glasgow to Norwood
    • Sandidges
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandidges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
      • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandidges
      • From New Glasgow to Sandidges
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County

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

Newspapers Published in New Glasgow ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Glasgow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Glasgow, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Glasgow.

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 New Glasgow:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Glasgow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Amherst County: www.countyofamherst.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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.
<5>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 New Glasgow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- New Glasgow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Glasgow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6291, Longitude: -78.9788       In this case, the coordinates for New Glasgow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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