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 Southland Acres (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 Southland Acres. 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.

Newspapers Published in Southland Acres ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southland Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southland Acres, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southland Acres.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Southland Acres:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Southland Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southland Acres.

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

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

• Beulah Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
• Ft. Hill Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Memorial Park
• Gilliam Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Cemetery
• Candler Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Candler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Candler Cemetery
• Reynolds Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
• Dodson Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
• Forest Hill Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
• Burford Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
• Falwell Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falwell Cemetery
• Spring Hill Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52246 <3>
• Prebble Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prebble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prebble Cemetery
• Merryman Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merryman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merryman Cemetery
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  • Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynchburg Baptist Cemetery
  • Falwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falwell Cemetery
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery

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 Southland Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southland Acres.

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

• Lawyers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawyers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
  • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
• Bocock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bocock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
  • Bocock is located in Campbell County
• Bedford Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
  • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
• Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Yellow Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
  • Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
• Rustburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustburg
  • Rustburg is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rustburg <5>
• Boonsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
• Mount Athos ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Athos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
  • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
• Coffee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Coffee is located in Bedford County
• Evington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evington
  • Evington is located in Campbell County
• Abert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
• Joshua Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshua Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
  • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
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  • Perrowville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrowville
    • Perrowville is located in Bedford County
  • Winfall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
    • Winfall is located in Campbell County
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Bedford County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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