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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 Central Gardens (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 Central Gardens. 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 Central Gardens ...

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 Central Gardens: Central Gdns. (or less commonly used: Central Gardns., Central Grdens. or Central Grdns.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Central Gardens. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Central Gardens.

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 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.

Central Gardens 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 Central Gardens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central Gardens:

  • Henrico County     (The home county of Central Gardens)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • East Highland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
    • Heckler Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
    • Montrose
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Highland Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Fair Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Chamberlayne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
    • Dumbarton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Lakeside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Fort Lee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Sandston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Amelia County
    • Masons Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Burruss Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Ruther Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Penola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Penola is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • DeJarnette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Kimages
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Westover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Charles City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruthville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Ampt Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Chesterfield Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Bensley Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bon Air
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bellwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Beulah Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Robious
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Centralia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Addison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Sutherland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Essex County
    • Minor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Oilville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorncliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Goochland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Maidens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlee Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Westwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Gwathmey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Ashland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Hylas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Rockville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylorsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Casco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Goodall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Doswell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Walkerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
    • Bruington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • King and Queen Court House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cauthornville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
    • Cumnor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Enfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Tuck Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Lanesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Beulahville
      (23 miles [37 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
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Shelfar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Tunstall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • New Kent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Garysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Burrowsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • Newville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Richmond
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Montrose Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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 Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Chippenham Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central Gardens, see our County-by-County Page for Central Gardens.

Cemeteries Near Central Gardens ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central Gardens.

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 Central Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Montezuma Plantation
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Schockoe Cemetery
    • Shockoe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <2>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Garden of the Lilies
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
    • The East End Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50095 <2>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Barton Heights Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Monteflore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Workman's Circle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 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 Central Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central Gardens.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Central Gardens, with the one closest to Central Gardens listed first.

  • Brook Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
  • Highland Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ellerson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ellerson is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
  • Fort Lee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
  • Fair Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Dumbarton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Seven Pines
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Pole Green
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pole Green is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
  • Atlee Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Westham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Westham is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
  • Bon Air
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Varina Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Laurel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • French Hay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • French Hay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central Gardens.

Newspapers Published in Central Gardens ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central Gardens.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central Gardens, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central Gardens.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Central Gardens:

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 Central Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Central Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.