Our Genealogy Helper
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 Palmyra (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 Palmyra. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Palmyra ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Palmyra was referred to as Palmyra Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Palmyra. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmyra.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Palmyra is located in Fluvanna County and is the County Seat.
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 Fluvanna County: Albemarle, Buckingham, Cumberland, Goochland & Louisa.
Below are the counties that are near Palmyra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmyra:
- Fluvanna County (The home county of Palmyra)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Fork Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kents Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Weber City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Woodridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Keswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Stony Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Cobham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Simeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Scottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Keene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Esmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Centenary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Gravel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Axtell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Dillwyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Buckingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vinco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Alcoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Enon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Quinque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Dawsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Amicus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Hanover County
- Vontay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Bells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Medlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Vigor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Trevilians
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Green Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Louisa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Shelfar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Mineral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Gays ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Madison Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Schuyler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Faber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Warminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Rockfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Adial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Durrett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Gordonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Madison Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Holladay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Glenora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmyra, see our County-by-County Page for Palmyra.
Cemeteries Near Palmyra ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmyra.
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 Palmyra - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmyra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bowles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Payne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Palmyra had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Carysbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysbrook
- Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Union Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Bybee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Fork Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Kents Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Mallory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mallory is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Woodridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Bremo Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bremo Bluff is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremo Bluff
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmyra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmyra.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Palmyra ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmyra.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Palmyra. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Palmyra and those printed in the larger area surrounding Palmyra.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Palmyra.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Palmyra:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fluvanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Palmyra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmyra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |