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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 Oronoco (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 Oronoco. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Oronoco 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 Oronoco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oronoco:

  • Amherst County     (The home county of Oronoco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Alto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
    • Forks of Buffalo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
      • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
    • Allwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
      • Allwood is located in Amherst County
    • Sandidges
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
      • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
    • Pleasant View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
    • Lowesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pedlar Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pedlar Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
      • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
    • Monitor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monitor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
      • Monitor is located in Amherst County
    • Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweet Briar Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
      • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
    • Coolwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • New Glasgow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Winesap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Amherst County
  • Alleghany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Griffith
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Alleghany County
    • Iron Gate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
      • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Beckham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Bent Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Steeles Tavern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Spottswood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
      • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
    • Newport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Augusta County
    • Greenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Middlebrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sherando
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
    • Stuarts Draft
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Craigsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lipscomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
    • Arbor Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
    • Pond Gap ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
      • Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
    • Lyndhurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jolivue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
  • Bath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Millboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yost
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
      • Yost is located in Bath County
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Waugh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waugh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
      • Waugh is located in Bedford County
    • Abert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
      • Abert is located in Bedford County
    • Coleman Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
      • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
    • Boonsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
      • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
    • Cifax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cifax. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
      • Cifax is located in Bedford County
    • Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Goode
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Peaksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peaksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
      • Peaksville is located in Bedford County
    • Lowry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Bedford County
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Rocky Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
    • Buchanan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Salt Petre Cave
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salt Petre Cave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
      • Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
      • Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
      • Salt Peter Cave
      • Saltpetre
    • Springwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
      • Springwood is located in Botetourt County
    • Gala
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
      • Gala is located in Botetourt County
    • Glen Wilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
      • Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
    • Salisbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
  • Buena Vista City
    • Buena Vista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <2>
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
      • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Powhatan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
      • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
    • Timberlake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
    • Bedford Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
      • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
    • Lawyers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
      • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
  • Lexington City
    • Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lynchburg City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Lavino Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
      • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Woodbine Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
      • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Lynchburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Massies Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
      • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
    • Tyro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jonesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
    • Bryant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
    • Colleen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
      • Colleen is located in Nelson County
    • Old Myndus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
    • Shipman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
    • Buffalo Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Adial
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Norwood
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Nelson County
    • Gladstone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oronoco, with the one closest to Oronoco listed first.
    • Riverside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
    • Marlbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
    • Fairfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Buffalo Forge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Forge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
      • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
    • East Lexington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
      • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
    • Davis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
    • Glasgow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Zollman ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zollman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
      • Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
    • Brownsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fancy Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fancy Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
      • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
    • Kerrs Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerrs Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
      • Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
    • Greenlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenlee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
      • Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
    • Longwood ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Oronoco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oronoco.

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

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

  • Coffeytown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffeytown Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coffeytown Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654677 <4>
  • Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Roberts Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51885 <4>
  • Grant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Higginbotham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginbotham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irish Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mays Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gatewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gatewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gatewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Beard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel 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.<6>

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

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

  • Willow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
    • Willow is located in Amherst County
  • Forks of Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
    • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
  • Cornwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
    • Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
  • Riverside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
  • Allwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
    • Allwood is located in Amherst County
  • Midvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
    • Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
  • South River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
    • South River is located in Rockbridge County
  • Sandidges
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
    • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
  • Gidsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Irish Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Creek
    • Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge County
  • Marlbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
    • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
  • Pleasant View
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
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    • Buffalo Forge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Forge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
      • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
    • Fairfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
    • Decatur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Rockbridge County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Oronoco ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oronoco.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Oronoco. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Oronoco and those printed in the larger area surrounding Oronoco.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Oronoco.

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 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 Oronoco:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oronoco. 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Oronoco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oronoco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7374, Longitude: -79.2536       In this case, the coordinates for Oronoco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Oronoco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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