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 Stapleton (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 Stapleton. 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 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.
Stapleton is located in Amherst 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 Amherst County: Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg City, Nelson & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Stapleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stapleton:
- Amherst County (The home county of Stapleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Walkers Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Joshua Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Coolwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Madison Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winesap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- New Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Monitor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sandidges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Pedlar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Lowesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Albemarle County
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Beckham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Bent Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Spout Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Appomattox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Evergreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Chap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Hurtsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Pamplin City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Abert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Coleman Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Cifax
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Goode
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lowry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Alcoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Andersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Manteo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Buckingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Enonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Glenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Axtell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Sheppards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Curdsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Dillwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rustburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lawyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Yellow Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Bedford Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Gladys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lynch Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Rough Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Abell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(14 miles [22.5 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 Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Arrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Colleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Shipman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Warminster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tyro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockfish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
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- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Tuggle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Marlbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Greenlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stapleton, see our County-by-County Page for Stapleton.
Cemeteries Near Stapleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stapleton.
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 Stapleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stapleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morriss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Feagans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stapleton had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stapleton, with the one closest to Stapleton listed first.
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Walkers Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Joshua Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Coolwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Bocock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bocock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- New Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Buffalo Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stapleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stapleton.
Newspapers Published in Stapleton ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stapleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stapleton, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stapleton.
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 Stapleton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amherst County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Prince Edward County
- Rockbridge 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 from Point A (ie- Stapleton) 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 Stapleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |