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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 North Emporia (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 North Emporia. 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 North Emporia ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Emporia: N. Emporia

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.

Newspapers Published in North Emporia ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Emporia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Emporia, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Emporia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 North Emporia:

Cemeteries Near North Emporia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Emporia.

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 North Emporia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Emporia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greensville Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Falling Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Run Cemetery
  • Cottage Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Round Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
  • Grigg Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grigg Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grigg Family Cemetery
  • Cowie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cowie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49907 <2>
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hassidiah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hassidiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hassidiah Cemetery
    • Hassidiah Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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>

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

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

  • Emporia
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • James River Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
    • James River Junction is located in Greensville County
  • Durand
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Durand is located in Greensville County
  • Green Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
    • Green Plain is located in Greensville County
  • Skippers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Grizzard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
    • Grizzard is located in Sussex County
  • Claresville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claresville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
    • Claresville is located in Greensville County
  • Brink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
    • Brink is located in Greensville County
  • Pleasant Shade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
    • Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
  • Adams Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
    • Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
  • Mason
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Sussex County
  • Jarratt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Totaro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totaro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
      • Totaro is located in Brunswick County
    • Ante
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ante have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
      • Ante is located in Brunswick County
    • Henry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Sussex County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Emporia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Emporia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6938, Longitude: -77.5358       In this case, the coordinates for North Emporia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>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.
<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 North Emporia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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