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 Sliders (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 Sliders. 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 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.
Sliders is located in 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 Buckingham County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Sliders. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sliders:
- Buckingham County (The home county of Sliders)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Toga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alcoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Enonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vinco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Sheppards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Dillwyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Manteo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Porters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Esmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Scottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Alberene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Covesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Keene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amelia County
- Rodophil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- New Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Joshua Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Monitor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Madison Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lowesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Hurtsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Bent Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Appomattox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Beckham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Pamplin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Chap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spring Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Bedford County
- Abert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rustburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hat Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Gladys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Lawyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Abilene
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Cullen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Rough Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Charlotte Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Keysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Guinea Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Trents Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Nicholas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- Meherrin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Warminster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shipman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Colleen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Schuyler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Faber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Jonesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Tuggle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Five Forks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Blake Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Green Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sliders, see our County-by-County Page for Sliders.
Cemeteries Near Sliders ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sliders.
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 Sliders - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sliders covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Mann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Bapist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Babcock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fork Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Appomattox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Buckingham Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Sliders in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sliders.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sliders, with the one closest to Sliders listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Hollywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Hixburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hixburg is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixburg
- Enonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Mount Vinco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Bent Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Gladstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sheppards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Greenway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sliders. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sliders.
Newspapers Published in Sliders ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sliders.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sliders, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sliders.
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 Sliders:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Buckingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Lunenburg County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sliders) 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 Sliders, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |