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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Old Pilot. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old Pilot to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Pilot, 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 Old Pilot (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 Old Pilot. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Old Pilot is historic, it would have been located within present day Appomattox 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 Appomattox County: Amherst, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Nelson & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Old Pilot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Pilot:
- Appomattox County (The home county of Old Pilot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Spout Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Appomattox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Beckham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Pamplin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bent Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Hurtsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Walkers Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Madison Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Coolwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Monitor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pedlar Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Pleasant View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandidges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Allwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Abert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Bellevue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Cifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Lowry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Alcoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Mount Vinco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Curdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Manteo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Dillwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rustburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hat Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Gladys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Lawyers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Brookneal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Timberlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Bedford Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Rough Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Abell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Aspenwall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Charlotte Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Abilene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Drakes Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Rabat
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Cody
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Nathalie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loftis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Leda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lavino Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(18 miles [29 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 Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Arrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Shipman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Warminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Hurt
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Five Forks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Tuggle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Farmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Pilot, see our County-by-County Page for Old Pilot.
Cemeteries Near Old Pilot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Pilot.
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 Old Pilot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Pilot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Torrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Appomattox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tweedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Rebecca Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Feagans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
Old Pilot itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 2 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Pilot, with the one closest to Old Pilot listed first.
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rustburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Joshua Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Bocock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bocock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
- Winfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winfall is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Gladys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Pilot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Pilot.
Newspapers Published in Old Pilot ...
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 Old Pilot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Pilot, 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 Old Pilot.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Old Pilot:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Appomattox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Halifax County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania County
- Prince Edward 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 Old Pilot, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Pilot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |