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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 Tobaccoville (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 Tobaccoville. 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 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.

Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan 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 Powhatan County: Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland & Goochland.

Below are the counties that are near Tobaccoville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tobaccoville:

  • Powhatan County     (The home county of Tobaccoville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Belona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
    • Pilkinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Dorset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Michaux
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Huguenot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Lodore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Paineville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Rodophil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
    • Masons Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Amelia Court House
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Earls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Ammon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Appomattox County
    • Hurtsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Gravel Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Gold Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Arvonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Canton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Curdsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
    • Dillwyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sheppards
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
    • Enonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
    • Andersonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Buckingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Centenary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Alcoma
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Otterdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Coalboro ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
    • Winterpock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Midlothian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Robious
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Bon Air
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Clinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Cumberland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Trents Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
    • Trenton Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
    • Cotton Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
    • Lakeside Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Guinea Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Wilsons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Columbia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fork Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Weber City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kents Store
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Nicholas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Antioch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Maidens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fife
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Goochland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Thorncliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Enon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • 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
    • Oilville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Hadensville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tabscott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Vontay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Rockville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hylas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Casco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Lorraine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Short Pump
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckahoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wyndham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Shelfar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Willowbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Lunenburg County
    • Meherrin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Burkeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crewe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <1>
    • Spainville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
    • Blackstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Winnie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.
    • Farmville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuggle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
    • 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
    • Blake Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
    • Green Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Tobaccoville, see our County-by-County Page for Tobaccoville.

Cemeteries Near Tobaccoville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tobaccoville.

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 Tobaccoville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tobaccoville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.

  • Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Flower Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piedmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meador Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grub Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Hendricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tobaccoville had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tobaccoville, with the one closest to Tobaccoville listed first.

  • Ballsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
  • Sunny Side
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Clinton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Lodore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodore is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
  • Belona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belona is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Paineville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Paineville is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Oak Forest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
  • Macon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Macon is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Ashby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashby is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Trenholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
  • Rodophil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
  • Angola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Angola is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tally ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tally is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally
    • Bush Park ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
    • McRae
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • McRae is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tobaccoville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tobaccoville.

Newspapers Published in Tobaccoville ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tobaccoville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tobaccoville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tobaccoville.

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 either 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 Tobaccoville:

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 Tobaccoville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tobaccoville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.