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 Redland (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 Redland. 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 doctors 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.
Redland is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Redland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Redland:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Redland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Simeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- North Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ednam Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Huntington Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- University Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- University Heights is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Keene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Alberene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Barracks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Shadwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Dooms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Crimora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Lyndhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sherando
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lipscomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Fishersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grottoes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Stuarts Draft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Centenary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Axtell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Manteo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Arvonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mount Vinco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Gravel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alcoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Dillwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 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 Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lake Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Nicholas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Fork Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hadensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Amicus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Quinque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Medlock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Meltons
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Bells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Hood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolftown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aroda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Radiant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Faber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schuyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durrett Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Rockfish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Onan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Adial
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Afton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lodebar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Old Myndus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Nellysford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Warminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Shipman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Barboursville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Swift Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Berrytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- McGaheysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goods Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Redland, see our County-by-County Page for Redland.
Cemeteries Near Redland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Redland.
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 Redland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Redland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barksdale Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hardware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Church of the Good Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chisholm - Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Monticello Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Redland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Redland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Redland, with the one closest to Redland listed first.
- Overton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Overton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Blenheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Simeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- North Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alberene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Woodridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glendower is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Esmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Rio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hydraulic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Covesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Scottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Redland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Redland.
Newspapers Published in Redland ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Redland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Redland, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Redland.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Redland:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Rockingham 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> | 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 Redland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Redland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |