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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Robertsons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Robertsons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Robertsons, 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 Robertsons (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 Robertsons. 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.
Name Variations for Robertsons ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Robertsons, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Robertsons may originally have been Robertson's.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Robertsons is historic, it would have been located within present day Bedford 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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Robertsons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robertsons:
- Bedford County (The home county of Robertsons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Joppa Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Davis Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Chamblissburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Goodview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Villamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Huddleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Pedlar Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Madison Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winesap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pleasant View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Lithia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Buchanan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Troutville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Springwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Fincastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Leesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bedford Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lynch Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Powhatan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lawyers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Altavista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Rustburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gladys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Craig County
- Abbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Burnt Chimney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Union Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Penhook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Boones Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Laprades Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Rocky Mount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Hurt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <3>
- Pittsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Museville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Brutus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Gretna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Whittles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hanging Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Bent Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Greenlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Natural Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Red Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Buffalo Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Sunset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robertsons, see our County-by-County Page for Robertsons.
Cemeteries Near Robertsons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robertsons.
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 Robertsons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robertsons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otey Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgans Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (636 more) ...
- Simmons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nichols Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.
Robertsons itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robertsons, with the one closest to Robertsons listed first.
- Bunker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Thaxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Davis Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Moneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reba is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reba
- Goodview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
- Otter Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Montvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robertsons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robertsons.
Newspapers Published in Robertsons ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robertsons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robertsons, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robertsons.
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 Robertsons:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Lynchburg City
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- 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 Robertsons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robertsons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |