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 Edgar (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 Edgar. 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.
Edgar is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Edgar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edgar:
- Caroline County (The home county of Edgar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Ruther Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Port Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Moss Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Charles City County
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Bon Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Ampt Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Robious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bensley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Midlothian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Beazley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Minor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Dunbrooke
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Lloyds
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Millers Tavern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Occupacia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Tappahannock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Layton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Dunnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowlers Wharf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Goochland County
- Oilville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Gwathmey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Atlee Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hewlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Goodall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Beaverdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Hunton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Quail Walk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Chamberlayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Glen Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- East Highland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Lakeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Dumbarton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Wyndham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Cauthornville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Walkerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Crouch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King and Queen Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Port Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Arnolds Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Edgehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Bumpass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Harris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Tunstall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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 Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Naylors
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Chippenham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Newland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Cherry Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Tallent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Marye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Partlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Snell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Post Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Leedstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edgar, see our County-by-County Page for Edgar.
Cemeteries Near Edgar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edgar.
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 Edgar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edgar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wickham Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
- The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Signal Hill Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Edgar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edgar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edgar, with the one closest to Edgar listed first.
- Mangohick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mangohick is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangohick
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Shumansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shumansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumansville
- Etna Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- Beulahville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Bagby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagby is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
- South Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Anna is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
- Cady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Taylorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Peaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Owenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Owenton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Ruther Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edgar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edgar.
Newspapers Published in Edgar ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edgar, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edgar.
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 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 Edgar:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 Edgar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edgar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |