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 Philbeck Crossroads (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 Philbeck Crossroads. 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 Philbeck Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Philbeck Crossroads: Philbeck Xrds.
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.
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.
Philbeck Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.
Below are the counties that are near Philbeck Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Philbeck Crossroads:
- Mecklenburg County (The home county of Philbeck Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Orgainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Chase City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skipwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Finneywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Jeffress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Finchley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Boydton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Wightman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Averett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Dunns Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Brunswick County
- Brodnax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Brookneal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hat Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drakes Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Keysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charlotte Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aspenwall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Phenix
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Abilene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Abell ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Rough Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Clays Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Virgilina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banister Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crystal Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Cluster Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Mayo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Wattsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Bagleys Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Lunenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Oral Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Nutbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Victoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meherrin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Kenbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lochleven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Green Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Bullock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Townsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilbourns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Stovall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Gela
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Drewry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Dabney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Manson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Soul City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Wise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Philbeck Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Philbeck Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Philbeck Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Philbeck Crossroads.
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 Philbeck Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Philbeck Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ephesus Untied Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Black Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chase City.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chase City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52730 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Skipwith Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith Family Cemetery
- The Skipwith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prestwould Cemetery
- Prestwould Planation Cemetery
- Bluestone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blanks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Philbeck Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Philbeck Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Philbeck Crossroads, with the one closest to Philbeck Crossroads listed first.
- Orgainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Laconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laconia is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Chase City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wylliesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skipwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Jeffress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Finchley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Finneywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Dryburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dryburg is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Boydton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muck Cross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Fort Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Mitchell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mitchell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Philbeck Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Philbeck Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Philbeck Crossroads ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Philbeck Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Philbeck Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Philbeck Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Philbeck Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- Granville County
- Vance County
- Warren 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> | 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> | 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 Philbeck Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Philbeck Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |