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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 Rodophil (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 Rodophil. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Rodophil is located in Amelia County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.

Below are the counties that are near Rodophil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rodophil:

  • Amelia County     (The home county of Rodophil)
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.
    • Hurtsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurtsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hurtsville
      • From Rodophil to Hurtsville
    • Pamplin City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Brunswick County
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
  • Buckingham County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.
    • Abilene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Keysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <2>
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.
    • Winterpock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Otterdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
    • Midlothian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland County
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.
    • Wilsons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hebron
      • From Rodophil to Hebron
    • Darvills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenplace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
  • Lunenburg County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.
    • Burkeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
      • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <2>
    • Crewe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <2>
    • Spainville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spainville
      • From Rodophil to Spainville
    • Winnie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winnie
      • From Rodophil to Winnie
    • Blackstone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <2>
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.
    • Belona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belona
      • From Rodophil to Belona
    • Pilkinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pilkinton
      • From Rodophil to Pilkinton
    • Dorset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dorset
      • From Rodophil to Dorset
    • Michaux
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Michaux
      • From Rodophil to Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Huguenot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huguenot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huguenot
      • From Rodophil to Huguenot
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.
    • Farmville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <2>
    • Green Bay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuggle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Blake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Five Forks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Darlington Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rodophil, see our County-by-County Page for Rodophil.

Cemeteries Near Rodophil ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rodophil.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rodophil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.

  • Sandy Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Star Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guinea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guinea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guinea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Flower Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rodophil had a population of 16 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rodophil, with the one closest to Rodophil listed first.

  • Deatonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
    • Deatonville is located in Amelia County
  • Paineville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
    • Gills is located in Amelia County
  • Angola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
    • Angola is located in Cumberland County
  • Jetersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetersville
    • Jetersville is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jetersville <2>
  • Sunny Side
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
  • Stoddert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoddert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddert
    • Stoddert is located in Cumberland County
  • Otterburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
    • Otterburn is located in Amelia County
  • Lodore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lodore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Lodore is located in Amelia County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lodore
    • From Rodophil to Lodore
  • Tobaccoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobaccoville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
    • Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
  • Rice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Rice is located in Prince Edward County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
  • Jennings Ordinary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings Ordinary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
    • Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Amelia Court House
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • McRae
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRae have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • McRae is located in Cumberland County
    • Ballsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
      • Ballsville is located in Powhatan County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rodophil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rodophil.

Newspapers Published in Rodophil ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rodophil.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rodophil, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rodophil.

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 Rodophil:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rodophil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Rodophil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rodophil) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rodophil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3683, Longitude: -78.1567       In this case, the coordinates for Rodophil have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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