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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 Stage Junction (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 Stage Junction. 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.
Name Variations for Stage Junction ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stage Junction: Stage Jct. (or less commonly used: Stage Jctn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County: Albemarle, Buckingham, Cumberland, Goochland & Louisa.
Below are the counties that are near Stage Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stage Junction:
- Fluvanna County (The home county of Stage Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kents Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fork Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Woodridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Scottsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Cobham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Simeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Keene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Eastham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Esmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Lodore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Masons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Rodophil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Centenary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Dillwyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Manteo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trents Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Fife
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hadensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Vontay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Casco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Tylers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Goodall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hylas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Beaverdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henrico County
- Wyndham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Bells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Vigor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Shelfar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Medlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Gays ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Cuckoo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Louisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Trevilians
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Pendleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Green Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Schuyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Gordonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Danton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Beaumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Holladay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Glenora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lewiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stage Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Stage Junction.
Cemeteries Near Stage Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stage Junction.
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 Stage Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stage Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Little Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stage Junction had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stage Junction, with the one closest to Stage Junction listed first.
- Columbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Cremona ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cremona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Fife
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bula
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Carysbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysbrook
- Fork Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Tabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Kents Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Boswell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stage Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stage Junction.
Newspapers Published in Stage Junction ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stage Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stage Junction, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stage Junction.
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 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 Stage Junction:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fluvanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania 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> | 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 Stage Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Stage Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |