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 Burgess (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 Burgess. 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 doctors 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.
Burgess is located in 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 Burgess. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burgess:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Burgess)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Rowanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Wilsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Ammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Callaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Totaro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Alberta
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Kimages
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Matoaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bollinger Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia City
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Jarratt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Radium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fair Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Heckler Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Sandston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Lee Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Spainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Pilkinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Garysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Southampton County
- Joyner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Carsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 Burgess, see our County-by-County Page for Burgess.
Cemeteries Near Burgess ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burgess.
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 Burgess - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burgess covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <2>
- Dabney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ampy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <2>
- Olgers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Drivers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Burgess had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Sutherland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Matoaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Rowanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Derby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Marmona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Laird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Holly ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burgess. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burgess.
Newspapers Published in Burgess ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burgess.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burgess, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burgess.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Burgess:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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 Burgess, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burgess) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |