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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 Elk Hill (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 Elk Hill. 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 and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Elk Hill is located in Goochland 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 Goochland County: Cumberland, Fluvanna, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa & Powhatan.

Below are the counties that are near Elk Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Hill:

  • Goochland County     (The home county of Elk Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Fife
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Enon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Caledonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Hadensville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Hook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Tabscott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Goochland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Maidens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Thorncliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Oilville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Woodridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Scottsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Stony Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Cobham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Keswick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Rose Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Shadwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
    • Simeon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
    • Keene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Porters
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
    • Esmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Eastham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Lodore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Paineville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Masons Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Rodophil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
    • Amelia Court House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • New Canton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Bridgeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gravel Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Dillwyn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Centenary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Glenmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Buckingham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Curdsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
    • Enonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Enonville is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
    • Axtell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Alcoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Belmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Locust Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Otterdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Midlothian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Robious
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Trenton Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
    • Clinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Trents Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
    • Cumberland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Guinea Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
    • Cotton Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Columbia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fork Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kents Store
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Weber City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monticello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Vontay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Casco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Montpelier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Goodall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Hylas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Tylers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tylers is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
    • Beaverdam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Wyndham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Short Pump
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Lorraine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Shelfar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Bells Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Vigor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Willowbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Cuckoo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Louisa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Medlock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Pendleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Mineral
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Trevilians
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Bumpass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Orange County
    • Gordonsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Michaux
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Belona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
    • Huguenot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.
    • Glenora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Holladay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Lewiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Hill.

Cemeteries Near Elk Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Hill.

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 Elk Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.

  • Harrison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cartersville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cochran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belmead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • O'Brien Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bowler Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elk Hill had a population of 83 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Hill, with the one closest to Elk Hill listed first.

  • Pemberton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pemberton is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
  • Fife
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cremona ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cremona is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stokes is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
  • Bula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bula is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
  • Columbia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Enon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Enon is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Bush Park ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
  • West View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West View is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
  • Three Square
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Square is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
  • Stage Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stage Junction is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stage Junction
  • Boswell ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Boswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Caledonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Trenholm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
    • Hadensville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Hill.

Newspapers Published in Elk Hill ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Hill, 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 Elk Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Elk Hill:

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 Elk Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elk Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.