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 Tamworth (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 Tamworth. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Tamworth is located in 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 Tamworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tamworth:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Tamworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trenton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Scottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Keene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Porters
(30 miles [48.3 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 northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Simeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Lodore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Masons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Rodophil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amelia Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Earls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Gold Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dillwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Curdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Enonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buckingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Alcoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Otterdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Midlothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Robious
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Bon Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Nicholas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lake Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Fife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Goochland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maidens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Thorncliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tabscott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Oilville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Vontay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Casco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Hylas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Tylers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Lorraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Short Pump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Wyndham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Tuckahoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Shelfar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Vigor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Bells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Cuckoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Medlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Louisa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Trevilians
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Beaumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince Edward County
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tamworth, see our County-by-County Page for Tamworth.
Cemeteries Near Tamworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tamworth.
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 Tamworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tamworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Cartersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meador Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Tamworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tamworth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tamworth, with the one closest to Tamworth listed first.
- Pemberton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
- Trenholm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
- West View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West View is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Three Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Elk Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Cremona ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cremona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
- Ashby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Fife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Bula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tamworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tamworth.
Newspapers Published in Tamworth ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tamworth, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tamworth.
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 Tamworth:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Richmond 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> | 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 Tamworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Tamworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |