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 Clay Estates (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 Clay Estates. 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 Clay Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Clay Estates: Clay Ests.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Clay Estates is located in Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie County: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince George & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Clay Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clay Estates:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Clay Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Sutherland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Addison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Rowanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- McKenney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lodore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Callaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Dolphin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Kimages
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Matoaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Ettrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bollinger Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Court House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Beulah Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greensville County
- Jarratt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hanover County
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Turner Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Fort Lee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Heckler Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lorraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Fair Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Spainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Pilkinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Garysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Stony Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clay Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Clay Estates.
Cemeteries Near Clay Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clay Estates.
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 Clay Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clay Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Olgers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ocran UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ocran UMC Cemetery is located in Sutherland.
- The Ocran UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ocran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51509 <2>
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Traylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drivers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dabney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gill Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meunier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Clay Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clay Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clay Estates, with the one closest to Clay Estates listed first.
- Sutherland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matoaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Marmona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Burgess
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Ettrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Namozine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Walthall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rowanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clay Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clay Estates.
Newspapers Published in Clay Estates ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clay Estates, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clay Estates.
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 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 Clay Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Greensville County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Sussex 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clay Estates) 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 Clay Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |