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 College Park (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 College Park. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
College Park is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near College Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Park:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of College Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Braebrook Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Ettrick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bollinger Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Matoaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Chesterfield Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Ammon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Kimages
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ruthville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Grant Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- McKenney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Wilsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Greensville County
- Jarratt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Fort Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lee Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Elko
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fair Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Heckler Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Sandston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Tunstall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Dorset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Huguenot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Burrowsville
(19 miles [30.6 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 College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Park, see our County-by-County Page for College Park.
Cemeteries Near College Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Park.
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 College Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Ettrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peoples Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192025 <2>
- Brith Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Church Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rod-of Sholom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968061 <2>
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blandford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 College Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Ettrick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pembroke
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Matoaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Walthall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sutherland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Derby ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Templeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Park.
Newspapers Published in College Park ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Park, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 College Park:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Greensville County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- New Kent County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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> | 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 College Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- College Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |