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 Troy (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 Troy. 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 and doctors 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.
Troy is located in Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County: Albemarle, Buckingham, Cumberland, Goochland & Louisa.
Below are the counties that are near Troy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Troy:
- Fluvanna County (The home county of Troy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Kents Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Fork Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nicholas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Woodridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Simeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Eastham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rosena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Burnley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Commonwealth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- New Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centenary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Axtell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Gravel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Glenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Manteo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Dillwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Charlottesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fife
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oilville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Dawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Amicus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Stanardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Kinderhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Tylers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Vontay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Medlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bells Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Meltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Louisa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Cuckoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Gays ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Shelfar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Madison Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Aroda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Hood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolftown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Schuyler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Faber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockfish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Warminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Durrett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Madison Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Danton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Grassland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Holladay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Glenora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Paytes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Troy, see our County-by-County Page for Troy.
Cemeteries Near Troy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troy.
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 Troy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Troy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magruder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Troy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Troy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Troy, with the one closest to Troy listed first.
- Bybee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bybee is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Union Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Mallory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mallory is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cranks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cranks is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Medlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Kents Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waldrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waldrop is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrop
- Lindsay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lindsay is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Carysbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Troy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troy.
Newspapers Published in Troy ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troy, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troy.
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 helpful 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 Troy:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fluvanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania 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 Troy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Troy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |