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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Tally. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tally to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tally, please Contact Us.
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 Tally (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 Tally. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Tally is historic, it would have been located within present day Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Amelia, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Tally. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tally:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Tally)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Trents Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trenton Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Guinea Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Scottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Esmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Keene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Simeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Alberene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Rodophil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Lodore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Earls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Appomattox County
- Hurtsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Dillwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Curdsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Enonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Centenary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Buckingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sheppards
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Alcoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Chesterfield County
- Otterdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Weber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fork Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nicholas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Kents Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Lake Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Fife
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Maidens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Thorncliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Tabscott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Oilville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- Vontay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Shelfar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Bells Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Vigor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Gays ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Warminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Schuyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Burkeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crewe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Belona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Beaumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Pilkinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Farmville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Five Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Green Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tally, see our County-by-County Page for Tally.
Cemeteries Near Tally ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tally.
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 Tally - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tally covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Gold Hill.
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197478 <3>
- Whitlock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.
Tally itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tally, with the one closest to Tally listed first.
- Oak Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Ashby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Lawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawford is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Trenton Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Gilliamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
- McRae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McRae is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Sunny Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
- Gravel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Boswell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Tobaccoville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Trenholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tally. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tally.
Newspapers Published in Tally ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tally.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tally, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tally.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tally:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Appomattox County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Tally, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tally) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |