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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Colina. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Colina to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Colina, please Contact Us.
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 Colina (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 Colina. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Colina is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Colina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colina:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Colina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Rowanta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grant Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Wilsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Ammon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Callaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Edgerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Alberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ante
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Kimages
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Matoaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bollinger Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Winterpock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Jarratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Radium
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Turner Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Spainville
(24 miles [38.6 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 west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan County
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Joyner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Adams Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Drewryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Worrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Capron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Carsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colina, see our County-by-County Page for Colina.
Cemeteries Near Colina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colina.
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 Colina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Rowanta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ampy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butterworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boisseau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Peagram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Colina in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colina.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colina, with the one closest to Colina listed first.
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Rowanta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Burgess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Laird ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Templeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Derby ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Matoaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colina.
Newspapers Published in Colina ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colina, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colina.
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 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 Colina:
- 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
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Colina, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Colina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |