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 Clayville (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 Clayville. 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 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.
Clayville 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 Clayville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clayville:
- Powhatan County (The home county of Clayville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Dorset
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Huguenot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Masons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Paineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winterpock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Robious
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chesterfield Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cotton Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Trents Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(28 miles [45.1 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 Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Sutherland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Darvills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Fluvanna County
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Thorncliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(30 miles [48.3 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 Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Vontay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Casco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Mechanicsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Lorraine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Dumbarton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glen Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Shelfar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Spainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(23 miles [37 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 Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(19 miles [30.6 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 Clayville, see our County-by-County Page for Clayville.
Cemeteries Near Clayville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayville.
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 Clayville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clayville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crump Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Sappony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Subletts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Clayville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clayville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayville, with the one closest to Clayville listed first.
- Dorset
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Genito
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Mattoax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Lilburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
- Skinquarter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Flat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Hallsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Chula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Fine Creek Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Winterpock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huguenot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clayville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayville.
Newspapers Published in Clayville ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayville.
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 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 Clayville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Powhatan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- 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 '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- Clayville) 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 Clayville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |