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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 Twin Poplars (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 Twin Poplars. 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 doctors and 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.

Twin Poplars is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.

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

  • Nelson County     (The home county of Twin Poplars)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Adial
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Old Myndus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Lodebar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Faber
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockfish
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Greenfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Schuyler
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Durrett Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Shipman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
    • Bryant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Covesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Alberene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Esmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Batesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Garden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Porters
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
    • Keene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Yancey Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Warren
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Crozet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Foothill Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Ivy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Glasgow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • Monitor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Monitor is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
    • Sandidges
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandidges is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
    • Amherst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Walkers Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
    • Sweet Briar Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
    • Allwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Allwood is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
    • Forks of Buffalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
    • Coolwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
    • Pleasant View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Bent Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
    • Beckham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Sherando
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Lipscomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Lyndhurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dooms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Stuarts Draft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fishersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Crimora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Brand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Sampson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Greenville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jolivue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Steeles Tavern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Manteo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Axtell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Glenmore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Centenary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Mount Vinco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
    • Alcoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
    • Buckingham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Toga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Toga is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dillwyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gold Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Nicholas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Antioch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Lake Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Weber City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Fork Union
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Twin Poplars, with the one closest to Twin Poplars listed first.
    • Marlbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Brownsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Poplars, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Poplars.

Cemeteries Near Twin Poplars ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Poplars.

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 Twin Poplars - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Adial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ridgecrest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
    • The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Wintergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Greenfield and Batesville.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Batesville.
    • The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50674 <2>
  • Continue List   (238 more) ...
    • Diamond Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stevens Cove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the west of Esmont.
      • The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <2>

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.<5>

While we didn't find Twin Poplars in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Poplars.

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

  • Faber
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lodebar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
  • Nellysford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Covesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Lovingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuyler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Damon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Damon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Onan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
  • Bryant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bryant is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Avon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Avon is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Esmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alberene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • North Garden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Batesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Twin Poplars ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Poplars.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Poplars, 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 Twin Poplars.

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 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 Twin Poplars:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenfield and Batesville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<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- Twin Poplars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Twin Poplars, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.