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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 Wilhait (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 Wilhait. 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 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.

Wilhait 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 Wilhait. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilhait:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Wilhait)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Cedarmere
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Boonesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Advance Mills Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Advance Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Earlysville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Free Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Logan Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Hollymead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Jefferson Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Mountfair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Gilbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Burnley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sampson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Crimora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Weyers Cave
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fishersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lyndhurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Lipscomb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Sherando
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Stuarts Draft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jolivue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Charlottesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Culpeper County
    • Waylands Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Amicus
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Quinque
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Meltons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Medlock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Trevilians
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Bells Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Hood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolftown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Aroda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Radiant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnt Tree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Madison Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Syria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tryme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Peola Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Afton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Durrett Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Adial
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Faber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellysford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gordonsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Madison Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Grassland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Verbena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Marksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Stanley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Leaksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Luray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rappahannock County
    • Slate Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Elkton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • McGaheysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevideo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Goods Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Massanutten
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Keys
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Keezletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 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 west)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Melrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Mount Crawford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah County
    • New Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilhait, see our County-by-County Page for Wilhait.

Cemeteries Near Wilhait ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilhait.

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 Wilhait - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilhait covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.

  • Sinai Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Estes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Huckstep Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Otterbine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbine Cemetery
    • The Otterbine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vernon Family Cemetery
  • Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mitchell - Davis Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (398 more) ...
    • Powell Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prize Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Wilhait in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilhait.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilhait, with the one closest to Wilhait listed first.

  • Amicus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Boonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
  • Free Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Earlysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Advance Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Rivanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Quinque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
  • Stanardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Millington is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Ruckersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Doylesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Doylesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
  • Hydraulic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Proffit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
    • Gilbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • McMullen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • McMullen is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilhait. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilhait.

Newspapers Published in Wilhait ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilhait.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilhait, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilhait.

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 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 Wilhait:

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 Wilhait, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilhait) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.