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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dispatch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dispatch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dispatch, 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 Dispatch (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 Dispatch. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dispatch is historic, it would have been located within present day New Kent 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 New Kent County: Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen & King William.
Below are the counties that are near Dispatch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dispatch:
- New Kent County (The home county of Dispatch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Tunstall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Caroline County
- Burruss Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bellwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Ampt Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Drewrys Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Grant Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Millers Tavern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Dunbrooke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Dunnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester County
- Adner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Elko
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Lee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Turner Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Sandston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Heckler Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- James City County
- Norge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Walkerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cumnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Mattaponi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crouch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cauthornville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Manquin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Romancoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Garysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dispatch, see our County-by-County Page for Dispatch.
Cemeteries Near Dispatch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dispatch.
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 Dispatch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dispatch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Baptist Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <4>
- Elko Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Richmond.
- The Washington Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52573 <4>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Bridge Court Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Dispatch itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 17 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dispatch, with the one closest to Dispatch listed first.
- Elko
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Quinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Tallysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Mountcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Tunstall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Old Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Providence Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dispatch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dispatch.
Newspapers Published in Dispatch ...
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 Dispatch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dispatch, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dispatch.
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 either 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 Dispatch:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to New Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- York 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 Dispatch, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dispatch) 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. |