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 Coverly (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 Coverly. 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 and doctors 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.
Coverly is located in Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Coverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coverly:
- Amelia County (The home county of Coverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Masons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Earls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Paineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Ammon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Rodophil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- New Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Otterdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Winterpock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Midlothian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Robious
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bon Air
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Beulah Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Lakeside Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(24 miles [38.6 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 Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fluvanna County
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Thorncliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Hylas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Lorraine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Dumbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glen Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Shelfar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Spainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Pilkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Belona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Michaux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(28 miles [45.1 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 Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(23 miles [37 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 Coverly, see our County-by-County Page for Coverly.
Cemeteries Near Coverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coverly.
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 Coverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sappony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <2>
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Piedmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Coverly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coverly.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coverly, with the one closest to Coverly listed first.
- Chula
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Mattoax
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Pilkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Genito
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Skinquarter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Dorset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Amelia Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otterburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Lodore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Lilburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
- Winterpock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Otterdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coverly.
Newspapers Published in Coverly ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coverly, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coverly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Coverly:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coverly) 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 Coverly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |