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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 Orgainville (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 Orgainville. 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.

Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.

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

  • Mecklenburg County     (The home county of Orgainville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orgainville, with the one closest to Orgainville listed first.
    • Skipwith
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skipwith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
      • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Skipwith
      • From Orgainville to Skipwith
    • Jeffress
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
    • Finchley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
      • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finchley
      • From Orgainville to Finchley
    • Mill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Henrico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chase City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Averett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
      • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Averett
      • From Orgainville to Averett
    • Boydton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <3>
    • Shiny Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Finneywood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brunswick County
  • Campbell County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orgainville, with the one closest to Orgainville listed first.
    • Wylliesburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Drakes Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Keysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <3>
    • Charlotte Court House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Aspenwall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Phenix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Cullen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
    • Abilene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Rough Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Fluvanna County
    • Scottsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
  • Halifax County
  • Lunenburg County
  • Spotsylvania County
  • Granville County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orgainville, with the one closest to Orgainville listed first.
    • Bullock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
      • Bullock is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <3>
    • Townsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stovall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
      • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Wilbourns
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Berea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berea
      • From Orgainville to Berea
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Person County (NC)
  • Vance County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orgainville, with the one closest to Orgainville listed first.
    • Drewry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drewry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
      • Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drewry
      • From Orgainville to Drewry
    • Dabney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Flat Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
    • Middleburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Vance County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <3>
    • Henderson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • South Henderson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Henderson
      • South Henderson is located in Vance County (NC)
  • Warren County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orgainville, with the one closest to Orgainville listed first.
    • Rose Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rose Hill
      • From Orgainville to Rose Hill
    • Manson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Soul City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soul City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
      • Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Wise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Norlina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Warren Plains
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Orgainville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orgainville.

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

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

  • Ephesus Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Skipwith Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bluestone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluestone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffalo Tabernacle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakhurst Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blanks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Aarons Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aarons Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aarons Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Orgainville had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Laconia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
    • Laconia is located in Charlotte County
  • Jeffress
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Skipwith
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Skipwith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
    • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Skipwith
    • From Orgainville to Skipwith
  • Buffalo Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Finchley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finchley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
    • Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Finchley
    • From Orgainville to Finchley
  • Dryburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
    • Dryburg is located in Halifax County
  • Buffalo Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Junction
    • Buffalo Junction is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Wylliesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chase City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Averett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
    • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Averett
    • From Orgainville to Averett
  • Siddon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siddon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
    • Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Soudan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soudan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
      • Soudan is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Boydton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <3>
    • Clover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Orgainville ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orgainville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orgainville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orgainville.

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 helpful 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 Orgainville:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Orgainville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Orgainville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orgainville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7171, Longitude: -78.5848       In this case, the coordinates for Orgainville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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