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 Straightstone (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 Straightstone. 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.
Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Straightstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Straightstone:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Straightstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Renan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Brutus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Hurt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Chalk Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Markham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Sonans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Lucks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Sheva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Henrys Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Madison Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Spring Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spout Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Appomattox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Huddleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Davis Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Goode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Radford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Boonsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Cifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Melrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Gladys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Altavista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookneal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Hat Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Yellow Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Rustburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lawyers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Bedford Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Aspenwall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Phenix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rough Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Charlotte Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Drakes Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Penhook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Laprades Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- North Shore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Union Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Cody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Leda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Rabat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Loftis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Nathalie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sign Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Crystal Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Banister Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Clays Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Halifax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Straightstone, see our County-by-County Page for Straightstone.
Cemeteries Near Straightstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Straightstone.
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 Straightstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Straightstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burch Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Childrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altavista Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Wickliff - Rush Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pines Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
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 Straightstone had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Straightstone, with the one closest to Straightstone listed first.
- Glenland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenland is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenland
- Cody
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cedar Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Forest
- Level Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Run
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Stovall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Perrows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perrows is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrows
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Hill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Brutus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Republican Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Chalk Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Volens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Volens is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volens
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Straightstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Straightstone.
Newspapers Published in Straightstone ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Straightstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Straightstone, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Straightstone.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Straightstone:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Lynchburg City
- Madison 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 Straightstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Straightstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |