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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 Clopton (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 Clopton. 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.

Clopton is primarily located in Richmond County. A portion of Clopton extends into Richmond City.

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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Clopton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clopton:

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Clopton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cherry Gardens is also located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Walmsley Village is also located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Chippenham Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chippenham Village is also located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Masons Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Ammon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Amelia Court House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Caroline County
    • Burruss Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Kimages
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Westover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Charles City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruthville
      (23 miles [37 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 Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Ampt Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Bensley Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bellwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Beulah Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Chesterfield Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Centralia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Bon Air
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Meadowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fendley was located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Addison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Sutherland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rowanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Hebron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Oilville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorncliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Maidens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlee Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Westwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Gwathmey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Ashland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hylas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Hanover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Casco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Goodall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Taylorsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Vontay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Doswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Oakland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Montrose
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Varina Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Heckler Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
    • Fort Lee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Oak Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Turner Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • East Highland Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
    • Sandston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Highland Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Deep Bottom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • King and Queen County
    • Walkerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Enfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Tuck Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Lanesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Beulahville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Tunstall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • New Kent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Garysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Derby was located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Newville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Burrowsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Richmond
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Montrose Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clopton, see our County-by-County Page for Clopton.

Cemeteries Near Clopton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clopton.

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 Clopton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clopton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.

  • Cary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Varina.
    • The Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205347 <2>
  • Richmond National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monteflore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Workman's Circle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Giea Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Clopton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clopton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.

  • Drewrys Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
  • Varina Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Fort Lee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
  • Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bon Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cotman ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotman was located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
  • Seven Pines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Fair Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Highland Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fendley was located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dumbarton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Meadowville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Westham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Westham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clopton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clopton.

Newspapers Published in Clopton ...

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 469 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clopton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clopton, 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 Clopton.

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 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 Clopton:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clopton) 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 Clopton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.