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 Truit (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 Truit. 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 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.
Truit is located in Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie County: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince George & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Truit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Truit:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Truit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Laird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Sutherland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Darvills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Ammon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Callaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Edgerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Alberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Ante
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Ezell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Gholsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Netta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Matoaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bollinger Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winterpock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Chesterfield Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Jarratt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Lochleven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Spainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Adams Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Joyner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Drewryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Capron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Koskoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Little Texas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Pope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Sebrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Vincent Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Branchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Stony Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Sussex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Grizzard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <1>
- Margarettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Truit, see our County-by-County Page for Truit.
Cemeteries Near Truit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Truit.
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 Truit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Truit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Carraway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Abernathy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bolster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bain Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boisseau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Galusha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Truit in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Truit.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Truit, with the one closest to Truit listed first.
- Laird ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Stony Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Callaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Jarratt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Carson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Pleasant Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Shade is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Shade
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hilda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilda is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
- Booker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Templeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Truit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Truit.
Newspapers Published in Truit ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Truit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Truit, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Truit.
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 Truit:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Hopewell City
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex County
- Northampton 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Truit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Truit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |