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 Broaddus (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 Broaddus. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Broaddus is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Broaddus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broaddus:
- Caroline County (The home county of Broaddus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeJarnette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
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- Samuels Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Central Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Olney Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Ruther Glen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Lloyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Dunbrooke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Minor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Tappahannock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Doswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hewlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Gwathmey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Hunton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Quail Walk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Glen Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyndham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Cauthornville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Walkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Crouch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Port Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Arnolds Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Edgehill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Fairview Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Somerset Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Hampstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Ninde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Beulahville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Tuck Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Bumpass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Harris ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Orange County
- Wilderness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Newland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Naylors
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Tallent Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Thornburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Massaponax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Marye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Leavells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Snell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Partlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waverly Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Post Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Woodlanding Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Hampstead Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Little Falls Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- North Potomac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Northridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Loy Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Berea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Leedstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Potomac Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Nomini Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Morgantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Nanjemoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cobb Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Doncaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Mount Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Ironsides
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Faulkner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Blakistone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broaddus, see our County-by-County Page for Broaddus.
Cemeteries Near Broaddus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broaddus.
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 Broaddus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broaddus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Old Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Broaddus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broaddus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broaddus, with the one closest to Broaddus listed first.
- Upper Zion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smoots
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smoots is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoots
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Whites ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paige
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandywine is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Balty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shumansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shumansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumansville
- Port Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broaddus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broaddus.
Newspapers Published in Broaddus ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broaddus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broaddus, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broaddus.
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 Broaddus:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's 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> | 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 Broaddus, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broaddus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |