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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 Shields (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 Shields. 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.

Shields is located in Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County: Amelia, Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg & Nottoway.

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

  • Prince Edward County     (The home county of Shields)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Five Forks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
      • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
    • Darlington Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
      • Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
    • Tuggle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
      • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
    • Blake Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampden - Sydney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
      • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
    • Farmville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Green Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Green Bay is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bay <3>
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Rodophil
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rodophil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
    • Paineville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Walkers Ford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
    • Joshua Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joshua Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
      • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
    • Madison Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coolwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coolwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • New Glasgow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Sweet Briar Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
      • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Pamplin City
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hurtsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
    • Evergreen
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
    • Appomattox
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spout Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
      • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
    • Spring Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
      • Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
    • Beckham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
    • Bent Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Forbes ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Buckingham County
    • Andersonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Andersonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
      • Andersonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <3>
    • Curdsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
      • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
    • Toga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
      • Toga is located in Buckingham County
    • Enonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
    • Alcoma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
    • Buckingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dillwyn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Vinco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
    • Gravel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
    • Glenmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Gold Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Hat Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
      • Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mount Zion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
    • Brookneal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Athos ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
      • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
    • Gladys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rustburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Campbell County
    • Lawyers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
      • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Cullen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Charlotte County
    • Abilene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
      • Abilene is located in Charlotte County
    • Rough Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
      • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
    • Phenix
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Charlotte Court House
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Abell ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Abell is located in Charlotte County
    • Drakes Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drakes Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
      • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <3>
    • Keysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Aspenwall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
      • Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
    • Wylliesburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wylliesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylliesburg
      • Wylliesburg is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylliesburg <3>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Cotton Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Guinea Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
      • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trents Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Rabat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rabat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
      • Rabat is located in Halifax County
    • Nathalie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Loftis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loftis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
      • Loftis is located in Halifax County
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Meherrin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
    • Nutbush
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
    • Lunenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
    • Victoria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
  • Lynchburg City
    • Lynchburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Mecklenburg County
    • Finneywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
      • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Gladstone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
    • Norwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Nelson County
    • Warminster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warminster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
    • Burkeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Crewe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Shields ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shields.

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 Shields covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oaks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sulphur Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Lyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethpeor Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethpeor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethpeor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethpeor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Rock Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

While we didn't find Shields in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shields.

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

  • Pamplin City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
  • Hixburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hixburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
    • Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
  • Madisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Madisonville is located in Charlotte County
  • Darlington Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
    • Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Prince Edward County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <3>
  • Tredway ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tredway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway
    • Tredway is located in Prince Edward County
  • Hurtsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
    • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
  • Evergreen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
  • Hollywood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
  • Tuggle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
    • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
  • County Line Cross Roads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cross Roads
    • County Line Cross Roads is located in Charlotte County
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    • Hampden - Sydney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampden - Sydney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
      • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
    • Chap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
      • Chap is located in Appomattox County
    • Rough Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
      • Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County

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

Newspapers Published in Shields ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shields.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shields, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shields.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Shields:

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

The official website for Prince Edward County: www.co.prince-edward.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shields) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shields. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2668, Longitude: -78.6475       In this case, the coordinates for Shields have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Shields, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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