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 Perth (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 Perth. 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.
Perth is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Perth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perth:
- Halifax County (The home county of Perth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Rabat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Nathalie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Loftis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Leda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Crystal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Rodden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Clays Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Sign Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Banister Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Madison Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Spring Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spout Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Evergreen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Appomattox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huddleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Brookneal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Gladys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Altavista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rustburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Yellow Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lawyers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Aspenwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Phenix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rough Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Charlotte Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Drakes Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wylliesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abilene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Keysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Finneywood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Orgainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Renan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Brutus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Chalk Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Java
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Hurt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Henrys Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Lucks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Sonans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Gretna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sheva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perth, see our County-by-County Page for Perth.
Cemeteries Near Perth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perth.
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 Perth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Childrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wickliff - Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catawba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- McKendree Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Perth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Stovall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Martins Store
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Brookneal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Republican Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Volens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Volens is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volens
- Clarkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkton is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Cody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Nathalie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terryville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Naruna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Naruna is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Cedar Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Forest
- Loftis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Alchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alchie
- Abell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Hat Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perth.
Newspapers Published in Perth ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perth, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perth.
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 Perth:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Lynchburg City
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Prince Edward 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 Perth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |