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 Vawter Corner (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 Vawter Corner. 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 Vawter Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vawter Corner: Vawter Cor. (or less commonly used: Vawter Crn.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Vawter Corner is located in Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Vawter Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vawter Corner:
- Louisa County (The home county of Vawter Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Green Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
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- Trevilians
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Mineral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Vigor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
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- Cuckoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
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- Harris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Cobham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
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- Burnley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
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- Rosena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
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- Gilbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
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- Keswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Eastham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
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- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
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- Shadwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
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- Advance Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Hollymead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Waylands Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Lignum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Elkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Griffinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kellys Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Fauquier County
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Kents Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
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- Lake Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
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- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fork Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Tabscott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Dawsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amicus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
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- Kinderhook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
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- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Tylers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
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- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Madison Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
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- Radiant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Ruth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Syria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
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- Madison Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
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- Vulcan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rhoadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barboursville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- True Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
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- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rappahannock County
- Slate Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Holladay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Paytes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Glenora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Margo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Post Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Brockroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Storck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vawter Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Vawter Corner.
Cemeteries Near Vawter Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vawter Corner.
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 Vawter Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vawter Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Vawter Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vawter Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vawter Corner, with the one closest to Vawter Corner listed first.
- Ellisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Thornhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Daniel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Lahore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lahore is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore
- Green Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Louisa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holladay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Madison Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Tatum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tatum is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vawter Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vawter Corner.
Newspapers Published in Vawter Corner ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vawter Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vawter Corner, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vawter Corner.
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 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 Vawter Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Charlottesville City
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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 Vawter Corner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vawter Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |