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 Rice (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 Rice. 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 southwest 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 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.
Rice is located in Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County: Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg & Nottoway.
Below are the counties that are near Rice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rice:
- Prince Edward County (The home county of Rice)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Tuggle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Five Forks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Rodophil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lodore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Earls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Hurtsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Pamplin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Appomattox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Curdsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Sheppards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Andersonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dillwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Gravel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Buckingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Toga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Alcoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Mount Vinco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Abilene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Keysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Charlotte Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trents Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trenton Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Wilsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Meherrin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Victoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Kenbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oral Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Wattsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Dundas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Bagleys Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Mecklenburg County
- Finneywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Burkeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crewe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Blackstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Belona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Pilkinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rice, see our County-by-County Page for Rice.
Cemeteries Near Rice ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rice.
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 Rice - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rice covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- High Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Star Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bagby Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rice had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rice, with the one closest to Rice listed first.
- Gills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gills is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Stoddert
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stoddert is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddert
- Farmville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burkeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deatonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deatonville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
- Worsham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Worsham is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsham
- Jennings Ordinary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
- Hampden - Sydney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Green Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oliveville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oliveville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Hawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hawk is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Rodophil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Angola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Angola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Jetersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Guinea Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rice. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rice.
Newspapers Published in Rice ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rice.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rice, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rice.
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 Rice:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince Edward County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Appomattox County
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Charlotte County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan 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 Rice, 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- Rice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |