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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 Baxter Crossing (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 Baxter Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Baxter Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Baxter Crossing: Baxter Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Baxter Crossing is located in Prince George 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 Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.

Below are the counties that are near Baxter Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baxter Crossing:

  • Prince George County     (The home county of Baxter Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Newville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Garysville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Talpa ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Talpa is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
    • Burrowsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Amelia County
    • Ammon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Westover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Kimages
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Charles City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Roxbury
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Bollinger Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
    • Braebrook Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
    • Ettrick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
    • Screamersville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
    • Matoaca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
    • Meadowville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Chester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centralia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Beulah Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Rowanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Addison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Sutherland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Waldemar ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
    • Laird ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Borthwick ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
    • McKenney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Greensville County
    • Jarratt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Deep Bottom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
    • Glendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Glendale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Varina Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Turner Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • Elko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Elko is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Fort Lee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Currituck Farms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
    • Lee Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
    • Oakland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Green Meadows
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Isle of Wight County
    • Raynor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
  • James City County
  • New Kent County
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Montrose Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Walmsley Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Chippenham Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Southampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Joyner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Joyner is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
    • Sebrell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sebrell is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
    • Berlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Berlin is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Ivor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ivor is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <1>
    • Doles Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
    • Worrell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Worrell is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
    • Capron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Capron is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Drewryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Pope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Pope is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Sedley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sedley is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Carsley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
    • Spring Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Claremont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Claremont is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Dendron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Surry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Beachland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Beachland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
    • Itata
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Itata is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
    • Scotland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baxter Crossing, with the one closest to Baxter Crossing listed first.
    • Waverly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sussex
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sussex is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • Wakefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Yale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Yale is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Henry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Henry is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Mason
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mason is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Grizzard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Grizzard is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard

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

Cemeteries Near Baxter Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baxter Crossing.

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 Baxter Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Union Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Garys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Southlawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Loving Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Newville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (259 more) ...
    • Harrison Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blandford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Disputanta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Derby ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Derby is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Templeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Templeton is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
  • Newville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Newville is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Coddyshore ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
  • Talpa ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Talpa is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Garysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Garysville is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
  • Pembroke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Carson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Ettrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Burrowsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rowanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Westover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Shirley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Shirley is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley

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

Newspapers Published in Baxter Crossing ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baxter Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baxter Crossing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baxter Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Baxter Crossing:

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 Baxter Crossing, 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' (or 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- Baxter Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.