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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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.
Centerville is located in Goochland 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 Goochland County: Cumberland, Fluvanna, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa & Powhatan.
Below are the counties that are near Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Goochland County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Oilville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maidens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hadensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fife
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tabscott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Masons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Midlothian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Robious
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Otterdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Ampt Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kents Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Vontay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Goodall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Doswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Verdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Short Pump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Tuckahoe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lorraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Glen Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Tuckahoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Longdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Dumbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beulahville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Willowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Shelfar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bumpass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cuckoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Harris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Vigor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Louisa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Huguenot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Michaux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Belona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Partlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Marye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Glenora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- North Gayton Baptist Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gayton Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Gayton Baptist Church is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The North Gayton Baptist Church has also been known as:
- North Gayton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178838 <3>
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175005 <3>
- Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Shady Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #890855 <3>
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cottrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Mt. Vernon Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194146 <3>
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Run Baptist Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Run Baptist Church is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Deep Run Baptist Church has also been known as:
- Deep Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974477 <3>
- Manakin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huguenot Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Westhampton Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52610 <3>
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Glen Allen.
- The Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262421 <3>
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Centerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Johnsons Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Springs
- Gayton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gayton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manakin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manakin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
- Boscobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Erin Shades
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
- Oilville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cardwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cardwell is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Subletts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Vinita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Huguenot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Lorraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farrington is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Gouldin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Thorncliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
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 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Goochland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centerville) 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 Centerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |