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 West Bottom (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 West Bottom. 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 West Bottom ...
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 West Bottom: W. Bottom
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
West Bottom is located in Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County: Albemarle, Buckingham, Cumberland, Goochland & Louisa.
Below are the counties that are near West Bottom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Bottom:
- Fluvanna County (The home county of West Bottom)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Weber City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Kents Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Lake Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Woodridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Warren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Keene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Rose Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Esmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Keswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shadwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Simeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Alberene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Cobham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Lodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Masons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appomattox County
- Hurtsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- New Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Centenary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Dillwyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Buckingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Mount Vinco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Alcoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Fife
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Enon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maidens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- Vontay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Bells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Medlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Vigor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Shelfar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Cuckoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Green Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Meltons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Warminster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Schuyler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Faber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Orange County
- Gordonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Beaumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Dorset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tuggle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Bottom, see our County-by-County Page for West Bottom.
Cemeteries Near West Bottom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Bottom.
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 West Bottom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Bottom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trinity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bettie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Gold Hill.
- The Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197478 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 West Bottom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Bottom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Bottom, with the one closest to West Bottom listed first.
- New Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Boswell ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Bremo Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bremo Bluff is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremo Bluff
- Gilliamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
- Fork Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cremona ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cremona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawford is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Trenton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Carysbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysbrook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stage Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Gold Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Bottom. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Bottom.
Newspapers Published in West Bottom ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bottom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Bottom, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Bottom.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Bottom:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fluvanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Appomattox County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward 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 West Bottom, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Bottom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |