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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 Thomas Terrace (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 Thomas Terrace. 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 Thomas Terrace ...
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 Thomas Terrace: Thomas Ter. (or less commonly used: Thomas Terr.)
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Thomas Terrace is located in Campbell 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 Campbell County: Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Charlotte, Halifax & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Thomas Terrace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thomas Terrace:
- Campbell County (The home county of Thomas Terrace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Lawyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Yellow Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Powhatan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Gladys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bedford Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Hat Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Madison Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Winesap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Coolwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sweet Briar Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monitor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- New Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Pedlar Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Pleasant View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandidges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Spout Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Appomattox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beckham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Spring Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Bent Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Pamplin City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Abert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coleman Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Waugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Goode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cifax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Lowry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Huddleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peaksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Toga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Andersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alcoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Mount Vinco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Manteo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Sheppards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Curdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Glenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Rough Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Aspenwall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Cullen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Abilene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Charlotte Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Cody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Rabat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Nathalie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(12 miles [19.3 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 Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Arrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Colleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Shipman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Massies Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Warminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Jonesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Bryant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Hurt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Brutus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Renan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Five Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Darlington Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- 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
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thomas Terrace, see our County-by-County Page for Thomas Terrace.
Cemeteries Near Thomas Terrace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomas Terrace.
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 Thomas Terrace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thomas Terrace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Feagans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drinkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Megginson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Burford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Torrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Thomas Terrace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thomas Terrace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thomas Terrace, with the one closest to Thomas Terrace listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joshua Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Bocock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bocock is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bocock
- Old Pilot ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pilot is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pilot
- Stapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stapleton is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Spring Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Walkers Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Lawyers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winfall is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Coolwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thomas Terrace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thomas Terrace.
Newspapers Published in Thomas Terrace ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomas Terrace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomas Terrace, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomas Terrace.
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 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 Thomas Terrace:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Campbell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Charlotte County
- Halifax County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania 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> | 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- Thomas Terrace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Thomas Terrace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |