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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cotman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cotman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cotman, 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 Cotman (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 Cotman. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cotman is historic, it would have been located within present day Henrico 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 Henrico County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Cotman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cotman:
- Henrico County (The home county of Cotman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Turner Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Elko
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Lee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Amelia County
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Kimages
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Meadowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Ampt Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Beulah Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Grant Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Atlee Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- James City County
- Norge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Walkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Mattaponi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Manquin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Rumford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Romancoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beulahville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Tunstall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Huguenot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Garysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Claremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Sussex County
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cotman, see our County-by-County Page for Cotman.
Cemeteries Near Cotman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cotman.
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 Cotman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cotman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Varina.
- The Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hardy Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221996 <4>
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Varina.
- The Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fourmile Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179892 <4>
- Glendale National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Cotman itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cotman, with the one closest to Cotman listed first.
- Varina Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Meadowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Fort Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Elko
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Drewrys Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walthall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cotman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cotman.
Newspapers Published in Cotman ...
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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cotman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cotman, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cotman.
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 Cotman:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henrico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond 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 Cotman, 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> | 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- Cotman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |