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 Waverly (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 Waverly. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Waverly is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Waverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waverly:
- Albemarle County (The home county of Waverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Decca ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- White Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Ivy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Free Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crozet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountfair
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Foothill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Logan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Barracks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Ednam Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
- Huntington Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
- Yancey Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Commonwealth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Crimora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dooms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Sampson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Grottoes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fishersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weyers Cave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lipscomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Brand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stuarts Draft
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jolivue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Axtell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Centenary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Manteo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Glenmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Fork Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Amicus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Quinque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Medlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Meltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Hood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wolftown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Syria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Afton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durrett Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Onan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Faber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adial
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Nellysford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockfish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Schuyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Old Myndus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Tyro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Barboursville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montpelier Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Madison Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Verbena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Shenandoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Berrytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Swift Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- McGaheysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goods Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Montevideo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Massanutten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keezletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Massanetta Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- North River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Mount Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waverly, see our County-by-County Page for Waverly.
Cemeteries Near Waverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waverly.
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 Waverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51282 <2>
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52030 <2>
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Free Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rockgate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockgate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Crozet.
- The Rockgate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock Gate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51909 <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.<4>
While we didn't find Waverly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waverly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waverly, with the one closest to Waverly listed first.
- Millington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millington is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Ivy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doylesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doylesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
- Crozet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Free Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Hydraulic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rivanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
- Earlysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Proffit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Proffit is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
- North Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waverly.
Newspapers Published in Waverly ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waverly, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waverly.
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 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 Waverly:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Albemarle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Fluvanna County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | 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- Waverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Waverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |