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 Childress (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 Childress. 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 and doctors 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.
Childress 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 Childress. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Childress:
- Goochland County (The home county of Childress)
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Hadensville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Sandy Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Fife
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Goochland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Cobham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Simeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Scottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Eastham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rosena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Burnley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Lodore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Paineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- New Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Centenary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Caroline County
- Ruther Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Midlothian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Otterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trents Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Kents Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Vontay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Montpelier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Casco
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Tylers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Goodall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Beaverdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Hewlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Wyndham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lorraine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Glen Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Laurel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Tuckahoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Dumbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Shelfar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Vigor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Cuckoo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Bells Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bumpass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Medlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Gordonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Danton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Madison Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Vulcan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Montpelier Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Beaumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Holladay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Glenora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Childs Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Partlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Margo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Marye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Paytes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Post Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Childress, see our County-by-County Page for Childress.
Cemeteries Near Childress ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Childress.
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 Childress - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Childress covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belmead Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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 Childress in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Childress.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.
- Hadensville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Enon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Orchid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Gum Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hill
- Tabscott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Vigor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kents Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Stage Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
- Elk Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Childress. See our List of 1890's Communities around Childress.
Newspapers Published in Childress ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Childress.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Childress, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Childress.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Childress:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Goochland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Charlottesville City
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Powhatan 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> | 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 Childress, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Childress) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |