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 Vigor (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 Vigor. 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 hospitals 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.
Vigor 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 Vigor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vigor:
- Louisa County (The home county of Vigor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Cuckoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
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- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bells Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Mineral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gays ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Trevilians
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Shelfar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Medlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Willowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Green Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Cobham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Shadwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Rose Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Woodridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
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- Burnley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Gilbert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Eastham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Simeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- New Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Kents Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Tabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maidens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oilville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Greene County
- Dawsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Tylers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Casco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
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- Hylas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
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- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Wyndham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
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- Short Pump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Madison Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
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- Radiant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
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- Aroda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
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- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Danton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Gordonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Madison Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Grassland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Montpelier Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoadesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Beaumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Glenora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Holladay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Partlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Margo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Paytes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- McHenry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Marye
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Post Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vigor, see our County-by-County Page for Vigor.
Cemeteries Near Vigor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vigor.
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 Vigor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vigor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Henson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Vigor had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vigor, with the one closest to Vigor listed first.
- Shannon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hill
- Cuckoo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Pendleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bells Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Louisa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Mineral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orchid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Cranks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cranks is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kents Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Trevilians
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vigor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vigor.
Newspapers Published in Vigor ...
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 Vigor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vigor, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vigor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Vigor:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Madison 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> | 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 Vigor, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vigor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |