Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Yatesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yatesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yatesville, please Contact Us.
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 Yatesville (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 Yatesville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Yatesville is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Yatesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yatesville:
- Lunenburg County (The home county of Yatesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Wattsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wattsboro is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Bagleys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Oral Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Victoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nutbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Kenbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meherrin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Meherrin is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Lochleven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lochleven is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dundas is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Brodnax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro was located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Netta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Netta was located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Alberta
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ezell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Keysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Cullen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Phenix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Aspenwall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Rough Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Abell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abell was located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Dinwiddie County
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oldenplace was located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Clover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Midway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Aarons Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Omega
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Clays Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Crystal Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Wightman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Chase City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Finneywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Ogburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Dunns Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Opie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Boydton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Skipwith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Finchley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Orgainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- South Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Winnie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Burkeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland was located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crewe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Green Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Darlington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(21 miles [33.8 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 Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Townsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bullock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stovall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- 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 Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Rose Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Norlina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yatesville, see our County-by-County Page for Yatesville.
Cemeteries Near Yatesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yatesville.
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 Yatesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yatesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Payneton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chase City.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chase City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52730 <3>
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Black Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Easters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Yatesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yatesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yatesville, with the one closest to Yatesville listed first.
- Drapersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
- Rehoboth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Wightman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Wilburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilburn is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Wattsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wattsboro is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Chase City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Finneywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Fort Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mitchell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mitchell
- North View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
- Muck Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bagleys Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bagleys Mills is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Oral Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oral Oaks is also located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yatesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yatesville.
Newspapers Published in Yatesville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yatesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yatesville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yatesville.
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 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 Yatesville:
- 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> | 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 Yatesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yatesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |