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 Wingina (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 Wingina. 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.
Wingina is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.
Below are the counties that are near Wingina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wingina:
- Nelson County (The home county of Wingina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Warminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Shipman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schuyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Colleen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Faber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Myndus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Adial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Bryant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Esmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Porters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Covesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Scottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Alberene
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Keene
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yancey Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Simeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- New Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Walkers Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Amherst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lowesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monitor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Sweet Briar Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Sandidges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Joshua Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Madison Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Forks of Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Bent Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Hurtsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Appomattox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Spout Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Pamplin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spring Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Sherando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lipscomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Lyndhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford County
- Abert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Manteo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Glenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Axtell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Mount Vinco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Alcoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Buckingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Centenary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Andersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Dillwyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Trents Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trenton Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cotton Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Lakeside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Nicholas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fork Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Tuggle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Five Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wingina, see our County-by-County Page for Wingina.
Cemeteries Near Wingina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wingina.
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 Wingina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wingina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Mt. Tabor UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Creek Community Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mann Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fork Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hale Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harris Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Esmont.
- The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <3>
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, Wingina had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wingina, with the one closest to Wingina listed first.
- Midway Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Midway Mills is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Mills
- Warminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Manteo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Buffalo Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Greenway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Mount Vinco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Camm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camm is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camm
- Glenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Axtell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Howardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bent Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- McCullough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCullough is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
- Schuyler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wingina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wingina.
Newspapers Published in Wingina ...
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 Wingina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wingina, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wingina.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wingina:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Campbell County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Lynchburg City
- 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> | 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- Wingina) 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 Wingina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |