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 Wilburn (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 Wilburn. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wilburn is located in Lunenburg 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 Lunenburg County: Brunswick, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Nottoway & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Wilburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilburn:
- Lunenburg County (The home county of Wilburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Wattsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Bagleys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Oral Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Lunenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kenbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Lochleven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Nutbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Meherrin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Brodnax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ezell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Gholsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Dolphin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Ankum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Keysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wylliesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Drakes Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Cullen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Phenix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Darvills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Wilsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Clover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aarons Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Ogburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Wightman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Dunns Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Opie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Chase City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finneywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boydton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Winnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burkeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crewe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Darlington Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Townsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bullock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vance County (NC)
- Drewry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Rose Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Manson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilburn, see our County-by-County Page for Wilburn.
Cemeteries Near Wilburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilburn.
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 Wilburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Payneton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of South Hill.
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52374 <3>
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Level Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wilburn had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilburn, with the one closest to Wilburn listed first.
- Wattsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Wightman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Bagleys Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Drapersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
- North View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
- Oral Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Non Intervention ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
- Union Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Chase City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Muck Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Plantersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Baskerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- South Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilburn.
Newspapers Published in Wilburn ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilburn, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilburn.
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 Wilburn:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lunenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Mecklenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- Granville County
- Vance County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Wilburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |