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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Borthwick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Borthwick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Borthwick, 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 Borthwick (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 Borthwick. 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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Borthwick is historic, it would have been located within present day Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie County: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince George & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Borthwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Borthwick:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Borthwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- McKenney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Darvills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Ammon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Totaro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Lawrenceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ante
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Ezell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Powellton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Netta ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Brodnax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Matoaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Holly ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Bollinger Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winterpock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Braebrook Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Otterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Jarratt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Radium
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Skippers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Dundas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Lochleven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Kenbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oral Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Spainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Winnie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Crewe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burkeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Pilkinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Adams Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Joyner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Drewryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Sussex
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Yale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Borthwick, see our County-by-County Page for Borthwick.
Cemeteries Near Borthwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Borthwick.
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 Borthwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Borthwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Eleven Oaks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Doyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butterworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sapony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Booth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Abernathy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.
Borthwick itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Borthwick, with the one closest to Borthwick listed first.
- Laird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Darvills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ordsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ordsburg is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordsburg
- Sturgeonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
- Westboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Wilsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marmona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Octagon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Octagon is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Borthwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Borthwick.
Newspapers Published in Borthwick ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Borthwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Borthwick, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Borthwick.
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 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 Borthwick:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Hopewell City
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex 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 Borthwick, 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> | 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- Borthwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |