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Campbell County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat
is Rustburg. Campbell County was established in 1782
from Bedford County. The county was named for Revolutionary War hero, General William
Campbell, who is known for the 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain. In 1784 Jeremiah Rust donated fifty
acres of his land to establish Rustburg as the county seat. Originally inhabited by the Monacan Indians
and visited by explorers as early as 1670, the earliest settlement in
Campbell County was established in about 1736 at Hat Creek by a group of
Scotch-Irish pioneers from Pennsylvania. Other towns in Campbell County are Altavista (1912) and Brookneal (1802). Lynchburg is nearby but is an independent
City. Counties that lie adjacent to Campbell
are Amherst County, Virginia
– north; Appomattox County, Virginia – northeast; Charlotte County, Virginia – east; Halifax County, Virginia – southeast; Pittsylvania County, Virginia – southwest; and
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The following are
names of persons, found within our databases as having been either born, married or
died in this location. Names in dark red denote direct ancestral
lines. To find out more
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Cummings; Douglass |
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as well as other surnames found within our three family databases. |
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Robert Douglass, Sr. and
his wife Mary (Cummings) removed from Augusta County, Virginia to Campbell
County around 1784. Both Robert, Sr., and
his son Robert, Jr. are listed in 1785 property tax records. A few years later, in
1787, Robert, Jr. and his young family moved from Campbell County to the
upper part of East Tennessee. In June
of 1787 Robert, Sr. wrote his Will and Testament wherein he leaves only “an
English Shilling or a pisteern” to his son Robert. Jr.. As such one may conclude that the father was not
favorable of his son’s migration into unsettled territory along the
frontier. It is known
that one of his sons, Joshua, stayed on in Campbell County as he is reported
to have passed away there around 1811.
Robert Douglass, Sr. passed away in 1794 according to his Will filed
in Campbell County September
4, 1794. Mary (Cummings) Douglass died in Campbell
County December, 1810. An attachment
to Campbell County apparently stayed with Robert Douglass as shown in this
1837 Will wherein he will he willed money due to him from
a person or persons residing in Campbell County, Virginia, (wonder if it was the aforementioned
shilling?). Campbell County is also mentioned in the history of our Scruggs ancestors. By 1845 Theophilus C. Scruggs, son of Samuel Scott Scruggs, Sr. had moved to Campbell County, Virginia where he owned land. By 1848 he owned land and resided in nearby Bedford County. |
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Rustburg
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 37°16′25″N 79°5′56″W; Driving Directions: N/A |
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NAME / DESCRIPTION: Campbell County Court House Click on Thumbnail |
Rustburg is a census-designated place in Campbell County, Virginia, United States.
The population was 1,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat
of Campbell County. Rustburg
was named for Jeremiah Rust, who donated 50 acres (200,000 m2) of
his land for the village in 1783. The
first court house was erected here in 1785. The present court house was built
in 1848.
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: see
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INTERNET
WEB LINK(S): Rustburg, Virginia (VA 24588) profile; Rustburg, Virginia Information; Rustburg, Virginia - Wikipedia; Rustburg, VA - Images |
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The list below will assist in your research
regarding the matching of your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and the
place(s) within this locality at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles
for 82 cities, towns and other populated
places in Campbell County, Virginia |
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Map of Campbell County
Virginia Campbell County Physical, Cultural
& Historic Features | Schools Campbell County ZIP Codes
| Area Codes Campbell County Land - Property,
Farms & Ranches |
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Campbell County, Virginia, United States
Details | Resources | Cities | Cemeteries |
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Links To Populated Places Within This County |
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Towns: Altavista;
Brookneal
Communities: Concord;
Long
Island; Lynch
Station; Rustburg;
Timberlake;
Gladys
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Cemeteries, Churches, Locales, Schools, Military
Installations; Populated Places, Post
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County boundary
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Conducting
genealogical research in the United States requires an understanding of
county boundaries. As the population
grew more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web-site
for the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project provides
interactive maps for all states. This Atlas is meant to be a resource for
people seeking records of past events, and people
trying to analyze, interpret and display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records,
and Vital Records
that document birth, death, and marriage.
Listed below are the boundary changes for this county, the dates they
occurred, as well as the government statute that decreed the change. To see actual changes in a mapping format
follow this LINK to the Atlas of
Historical County Boundary Project . |
Map of Campbell County 1782 –
1845 present-day
boundaries (heavy black line) |
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Feb 1782 - CAMPBELL created from BEDFORD. 01
May 1845 - CAMPBELL lost to creation of APPOMATTOX. 28
Mar 1848 - CAMPBELL lost to APPOMATTOX. 10
Jul 1902 - CAMPBELL lost to creation of Lynchburg as an independent city, 1st
class. 01
Jan 1908 - CAMPBELL lost to the independent city of Lynchburg. 01
Jan 1926 - CAMPBELL lost to the independent city of Lynchburg. 21
Mar 1940 - CAMPBELL lost small area to the independent city of Lynchburg. 01
Jan 1958 - CAMPBELL lost to the independent city of Lynchburg. 31
Dec 1975 - CAMPBELL lost to the independent city of Lynchburg. |
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State-Wide Resources
For more information about
the U.S. State in which this county is located click
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as
important as their names. This |
LINK will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering
Ancestral Locations. |
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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Campbell
County Transcription & Photo
Project ·
Campbell
County Cemetery List ·
Campbell
County Cemetery Registration |
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Lynchburg
City Cemetery List ·
Old City Cemetery of
Lynchburg, Virginia ·
The
Political Graveyard Campbell
County ·
The
Political Graveyard Lynchburg ·
Virginia
Gravestone Photo Project Campbell
Co. |
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History
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Your LINK to the Historical Places and Districts in LYNCHBURG and CAMPBELL County |
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Campbell County Bibliography ·
Campbell County Historical Markers |
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Lynchburg Historical Markers ·
Lynchburg Historical Markers |
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Libaries, Museums, Archives
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A
Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm Campbell Co. ·
Avoca Museum Altavista, VA ·
College Archives,
Knight-Capron Library ·
Family
History Library Holdings –
Campbell Co. ·
Family
History Library Holdings City of Lynchburg |
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A
Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm Lynchburg ·
Legacy Museum of African American History ·
Lynchburg
City County Libraries ·
PERiodical Source Index Search Campbell County, VA ·
Special
Collections in Lipscomb Library |
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Maps and Gazetteers
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Campbell
County –
1895 Atlas ·
Campbell
County 186x Wall Map ·
Campbell
County Post Offices ·
Campbell
County Post Offices
1846 ·
Campbell
County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos |
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Quad
List of Brookneal, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Concord, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Gladys, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Leesville, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Long Island, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Lynchburg, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Naruna, Virginia ·
Quad
List of Rustburg, Virginia ·
Quad
List of White Rock Hill, Virginia ·
Tiger
Map Server Browser –
Campbell Co. |
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County Records
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Campbell
County Federal Census Index ·
Lynchburg
City Federal Census Index ·
1850 Federal Census Campbell County ·
Census Search Campbell County ·
Campbell County on Reel 2438 – 1930 U.S. Census ·
Lynchburg City on Reel 2468 – 1930 U.S. Census ·
Episcopal Diocese of SW Virginia
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Our Quaker Friends of Ye Olden Time ·
Livingston's
Law Register, 1851 Campbell
Co. ·
Campbell.gz 1739-1801
Campbell patents (Placed) |
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List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1,
1883 ·
Campbell
County, Virginia
World War II Casualties ·
Campbell County – Newspaper Abstracts ·
Chronicling America Campbell County ·
Old
Newspaper Articles –
Campbell County ·
Lynchburg City – Newspaper Abstracts ·
Davis-Turner Funeral Service
Lynchburg, VA ·
Lynchburg
News Advance –
Obituaries ·
Campbell County - slavery information |
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genealogical public records
maintained by the government of this county. |
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United States Research Wiki – Family Search ·
U.S.
County Resources at Rootsweb ·
Genealogy
Trails History Group ·
Genealogy.com:
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Family
Search, USA IGI Batches, Localities ·
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Cyndi's
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Data Base Collections at Ancestry.com$ ·
Histopolis.com
– Collaborative Genealogy and History ·
DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records ·
Searchable Death Indexes & Records ·
Census Finder –Free
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Directories; Church; Court; Death; Immigration & Naturalization; Land;
Marriage; Military; Newspapers; Occupational; and Tax Records. We try not to list any sites
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reference books. Here you may find
books about the history and records of this county and other places such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works
about military units and personnel during America’s wars, in addition too resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups
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Main house, Green Hill
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