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 Brighton Green (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 Brighton Green. 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 Brighton Green ...
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 Brighton Green: Brighton Grn.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Brighton Green is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Brighton Green. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brighton Green:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Brighton Green)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Chesterfield Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robious
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Midlothian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Chesterfield Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Masons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Amelia Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Earls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Kimages
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Grant Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Oilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hylas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Gwathmey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goodall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Tuckahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Dumbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Tuckahoe Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Heckler Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Short Pump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Rumford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Shelfar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Gays ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- New Kent County
- Tunstall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Huguenot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Garysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brighton Green, see our County-by-County Page for Brighton Green.
Cemeteries Near Brighton Green ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brighton Green.
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 Brighton Green - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brighton Green covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Giea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trabur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (248 more) ...
- Westhampton Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westhampton Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52610 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Brighton Green in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brighton Green.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton Green, with the one closest to Brighton Green listed first.
- Bon Air
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robious
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Midlothian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lorraine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Westham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Dumbarton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Vinita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Hallsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gayton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gayton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
- Brook Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Huguenot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brighton Green. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brighton Green.
Newspapers Published in Brighton Green ...
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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brighton Green.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brighton Green, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brighton Green.
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 either 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 Brighton Green:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond 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> | 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> | 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- Brighton Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Brighton Green, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |