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 Racy Acres (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 Racy Acres. 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.

Cemeteries Near Racy Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Racy Acres.

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

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

• Green Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Paxton Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paxton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wesley Chapel Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51912 <2>
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
  • New Market Place Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50176 <2>
• Falling Spring Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Spring Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Roberts Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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.<3>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51885 <2>
• Coffeytown Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2654677 <2>
• Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Oak Grove Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
  • The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158181 <2>
• Mt. Lidia Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lidia Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lidia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Grant Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Fairfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991259 <2>
  • Timber Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timber Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timber Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dodd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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.<1> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Racy Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Racy Acres.

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

• Riverside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • 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.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
• South River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
  • South River is located in Rockbridge County
• Oronoco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
  • Oronoco is located in Amherst County
• Cornwall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
  • Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
• Buffalo Forge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
  • Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
• Willow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow is located in Amherst County
• East Lexington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
  • East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
• Forks of Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
  • Forks of Buffalo 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
  • Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
• Zollman ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
  • Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
• Allwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
  • Allwood is located in Amherst County
• Timber Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
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  • Fancy Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
    • Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
  • Balcony Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balcony Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcony Falls
    • Balcony Falls is located in Rockbridge County
  • Glasgow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <6>

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

Newspapers Published in Racy Acres ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Racy Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Racy Acres, 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 Racy Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Racy Acres:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Racy Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/