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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rasawek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rasawek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rasawek, please Contact Us.
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 Rasawek (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 Rasawek. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rasawek is historic, it would have been located within present day Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County: Albemarle, Buckingham, Cumberland, Goochland & Louisa.
Below are the counties that are near Rasawek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rasawek:
- Fluvanna County (The home county of Rasawek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fork Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kents Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Lake Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Woodridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Keswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Warren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Cobham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Simeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Keene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Porters
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
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- Esmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Eastham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Lodore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Masons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- New Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Centenary
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Dillwyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Buckingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Alcoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- 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
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 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 Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trents Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Fife
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maidens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Vontay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hylas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Tylers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Henrico County
- Wyndham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Bells Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Vigor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Shelfar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Medlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Willowbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Cuckoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Louisa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Mineral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Green Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Schuyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Beaumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Spotsylvania County
- Holladay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rasawek, see our County-by-County Page for Rasawek.
Cemeteries Near Rasawek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rasawek.
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 Rasawek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rasawek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Little Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trinity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bettie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Rasawek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rasawek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rasawek, with the one closest to Rasawek listed first.
- Columbia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cremona ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cremona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
- Stage Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Boswell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Elk Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Fife
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Carysbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysbrook
- Fork Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Bremo Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bremo Bluff is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremo Bluff
- New Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
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- Gilliamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Pemberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rasawek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rasawek.
Newspapers Published in Rasawek ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rasawek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rasawek, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rasawek.
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 Rasawek:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fluvanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rasawek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rasawek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |