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 Red Apple Orchard (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 Red Apple Orchard. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Red Apple Orchard is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.
Below are the counties that are near Red Apple Orchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red Apple Orchard:
- Nelson County (The home county of Red Apple Orchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Shipman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Warminster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Rockfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schuyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Faber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Old Myndus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Adial
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Gladstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Esmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Covesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Alberene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Keene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- North Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Yancey Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Crozet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- New Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Walkers Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Lowesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Amherst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sweet Briar Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Sandidges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Coolwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Joshua Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Allwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Bent Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hurtsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Spout Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Sherando
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lyndhurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Stuarts Draft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeles Tavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Fishersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Brand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Bedford County
- Abert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Manteo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Mount Vinco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Centenary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Alcoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Dillwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Arvonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Trents Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Guinea Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Nicholas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fork Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Lavino Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Marlbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red Apple Orchard, see our County-by-County Page for Red Apple Orchard.
Cemeteries Near Red Apple Orchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Apple Orchard.
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 Red Apple Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red Apple Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stevens Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is located in Colleen.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52729 <3>
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harris Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Esmont.
- The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <3>
- Adial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Red Apple Orchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Red Apple Orchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red Apple Orchard, with the one closest to Red Apple Orchard listed first.
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Midway Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Mills is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Mills
- Warminster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Wingina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wingina is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingina
- Arrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manteo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Lovingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Howardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Schuyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Faber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Colleen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Tye River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red Apple Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red Apple Orchard.
Newspapers Published in Red Apple Orchard ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Apple Orchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Apple Orchard, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Apple Orchard.
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 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 Red Apple Orchard:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Lynchburg City
- Rockbridge County
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | 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- Red Apple Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Red Apple Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |