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 Scottsville (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 Scottsville. 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.
Scottsville is primarily located in Albemarle County. A portion of Scottsville extends into Buckingham 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 Scottsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottsville:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Scottsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Keene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Porters
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Esmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Woodridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Alberene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Simeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Covesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- North Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Amherst County
- New Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Appomattox County
- Bent Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Sherando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Dooms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Lyndhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crimora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Centenary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Glenmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Arvonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Manteo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mount Vinco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Gravel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Alcoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Trenton Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trents Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cotton Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Nicholas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Fork Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kents Store
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Fife
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tabscott
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hadensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Medlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Trevilians
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Vigor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Louisa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Schuyler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Faber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rockfish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Adial
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Old Myndus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Shipman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Lodebar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Durrett Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Nellysford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Barboursville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottsville, see our County-by-County Page for Scottsville.
Cemeteries Near Scottsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsville.
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 Scottsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Scottsville Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scottsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Van Clief Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
- The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <2>
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Centenary.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278836 <2>
- Proffitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scottsville had a population of 362 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Scottsville had a population of 625 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Nicholas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Hatton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Glendower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendower is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Centenary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Hardware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
- Blenheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Esmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- McCullough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCullough is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
- Woodridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Alberene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Howardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Axtell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Scottsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scottsville ...
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 Scottsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scottsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scottsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scottsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Scottsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Scottsville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Orange 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> | 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- Scottsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Scottsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |