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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Central Hill is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Central Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central Hill:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Central Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Raynor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Zuni
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Walters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Carrsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Charlton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- York View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Achilles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ordinary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Newgate Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Chapel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Hilton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Lee Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Alantic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sussex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Burrowsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Ivor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doles Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Burdette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Black Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sedley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
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- Edgehill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Cypress Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Isaac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
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- Watkins Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Bennett Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Kilby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Ames Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
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- Driver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
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- Wilroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Manning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Itata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Surry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Carsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Virginia Beach City
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Westview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Burtons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Charles Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Dare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Lackey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Reynoldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Corapeake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willeyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Central Hill.
Cemeteries Near Central Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Town of Windsor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tyler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christian Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowden Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Diggs Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ivor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Central Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Central Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central Hill, with the one closest to Central Hill listed first.
- Raynor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Zuni
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Comet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Septa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Everets
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ivor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Itata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Myrtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chuckatuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central Hill.
Newspapers Published in Central Hill ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central Hill, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Central Hill.
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 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 Central Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Virginia Beach City
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Gates 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> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |