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 Barnetts (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 Barnetts. 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.
Barnetts is located in Charles City 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 Charles City County: Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Barnetts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnetts:
- Charles City County (The home county of Barnetts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Kimages
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bellwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Ampt Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bollinger Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Beulah Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Grant Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Adner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Clay Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Deep Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Turner Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Green Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lee Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Fort Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Sandston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Norge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Mattaponi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Cumnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Bruington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Crouch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Lanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Manquin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- New Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Plum Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Surry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Dendron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Itata
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnetts, see our County-by-County Page for Barnetts.
Cemeteries Near Barnetts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnetts.
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 Barnetts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnetts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mapsico Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eiam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Menoah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Appomattox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- City Point National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Barnetts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnetts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnetts, with the one closest to Barnetts listed first.
- Westover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Shirley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Ruthville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Mountcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Weyanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Elko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Providence Forge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Meadowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Burrowsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnetts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnetts.
Newspapers Published in Barnetts ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnetts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnetts, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnetts.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Barnetts:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charles City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnetts) 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 Barnetts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |