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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 Otterburn (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 Otterburn. 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.

Otterburn is located in Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.

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

  • Amelia County     (The home county of Otterburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Amelia Court House
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lodore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Paineville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Masons Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Rodophil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
    • Earls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Ammon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Brunswick County
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Curdsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
    • Gravel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Sheppards
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
    • Dillwyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Arvonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Enonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Winterpock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Coalboro ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
    • Otterdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Midlothian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Robious
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bon Air
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Beulah Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Centralia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Clinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Cumberland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Guinea Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
    • Trents Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
    • Trenton Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
    • Lakeside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Wilsons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
    • Hebron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Darvills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
    • Sutherland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Borthwick ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
    • McKenney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Addison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Grant Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
  • Fluvanna County
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Maidens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Thorncliff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Goochland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Oilville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fife
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Enon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Lorraine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Tuckahoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Short Pump
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Nutbush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
    • Kenbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Meherrin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
    • Victoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Lunenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Spainville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
    • Crewe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <1>
    • Burkeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackstone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winnie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Pilkinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Belona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
    • Dorset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Michaux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Huguenot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Beaumont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Green Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Blake Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
    • Tuggle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otterburn, with the one closest to Otterburn listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
    • Walmsley Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village

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

Cemeteries Near Otterburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otterburn.

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 Otterburn - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
    • The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Amelia Cemetery
    • Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <2>
  • Rennie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grub Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Moores Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flower Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
    • The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Towler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...

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 in 1895, Otterburn had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Amelia Court House
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jetersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Denaro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Denaro is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
  • Chula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chula is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
  • Lodore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lodore is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
  • Paineville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Paineville is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Rodophil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
  • Earls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Earls is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Mattoax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mattoax is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
  • Deatonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Deatonville is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
  • Pilkinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Gills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gills is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Jennings Ordinary
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
    • Ballsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
    • Mannboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mannboro is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro

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

Newspapers Published in Otterburn ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otterburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otterburn, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otterburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Otterburn:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otterburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Otterburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.