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 Volens (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 Volens. 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.
Volens is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Volens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Volens:
- Halifax County (The home county of Volens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Nathalie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loftis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Rabat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Leda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Cody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Crystal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Rodden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sign Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Clays Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Banister Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Westside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Spring Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spout Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appomattox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bedford County
- Huddleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Brookneal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Gladys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Altavista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Rustburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Yellow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Lawyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Aspenwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Abell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rough Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Drakes Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Charlotte Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wylliesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Abilene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Keysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Orgainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Finneywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Nelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Renan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Henrys Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Markham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Lucks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Chalk Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Brutus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Sonans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Sheva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Hurt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prince Edward County
- Darlington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Caswell County (NC)
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Volens, see our County-by-County Page for Volens.
Cemeteries Near Volens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Volens.
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 Volens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Volens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Catawba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Childrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKendree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Murphy Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wickliff - Rush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Volens had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Volens, with the one closest to Volens listed first.
- Republican Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Alchie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alchie
- Loftis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Nathalie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Stovall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Cody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Lennig
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lennig is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennig
- Clarkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Meadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Crystal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Martins Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rodden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Brookneal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Volens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Volens.
Newspapers Published in Volens ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Volens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Volens, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Volens.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Volens:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Prince Edward County
- Caswell 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 Volens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Volens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |