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 Chestnut Oaks (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 Chestnut Oaks. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Chestnut Oaks is located in Powhatan 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 Powhatan County: Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland & Goochland.
Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Oaks:
- Powhatan County (The home county of Chestnut Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Huguenot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Masons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Ammon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Rodophil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Buckingham County
- New Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Otterdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Midlothian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Chesterfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Winterpock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Holly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Ampt Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Beulah Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Chesterfield Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Sutherland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Thorncliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Hylas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Casco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Atlee Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Lorraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Laurel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Dumbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Glen Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Hunton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Longdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Shelfar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bumpass
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Vigor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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 Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Chestnut Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Oaks.
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 Chestnut Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Subletts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Manakin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crump Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Chestnut Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Oaks, with the one closest to Chestnut Oaks listed first.
- Lilburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
- Flat Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Subletts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Fine Creek Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Huguenot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Hallsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Boscobel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boscobel is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Genito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Vinita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Manakin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manakin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Thorncliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Otterdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Pilkinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Chestnut Oaks ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Oaks, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chestnut Oaks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Chestnut Oaks:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Powhatan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chestnut Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chestnut Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |