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 Capitol View (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 Capitol View. 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 Capitol View ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Capitol View: Capitol Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Capitol View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Capitol View.
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 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.
Capitol View is located in Henrico 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 Henrico County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Capitol View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Capitol View:
- Henrico County (The home county of Capitol View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Montrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fort Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Varina Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Heckler Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Ammon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Masons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Caroline County
- 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
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Beulah Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Chesterfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Chesterfield Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Air
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Grant Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(19 miles [30.6 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 southwest)
- Rowanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Oilville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maidens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Westwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Gwathmey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Doswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Walkerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Enfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Tunstall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Huguenot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Garysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Burrowsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Capitol View, see our County-by-County Page for Capitol View.
Cemeteries Near Capitol View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Capitol View.
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 Capitol View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Capitol View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Varina.
- The Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205347 <3>
- Cary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richmond National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Varina.
- The Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fourmile Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179892 <3>
- Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monteflore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Workman's Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Capitol View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Capitol View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Capitol View, with the one closest to Capitol View listed first.
- Varina Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Fort Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Drewrys Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Glendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brook Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Elko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Ellerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Capitol View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capitol View.
Newspapers Published in Capitol View ...
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 469 newspapers that have been published in the area around Capitol View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capitol View, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Capitol View.
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 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 Capitol View:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henrico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Capitol View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Capitol View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |