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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 Elmont (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 Elmont. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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

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

Elmont is located in Hanover 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 Hanover County: Caroline, Goochland, Henrico, King William, Louisa, New Kent & Spotsylvania.

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

  • Hanover County     (The home county of Elmont)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Gwathmey
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Ashland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Atlee Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Hanover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hylas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Taylorsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Goodall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Mechanicsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Casco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Doswell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Verdon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Verdon is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Montpelier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Amelia County
    • Masons Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Burruss Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Ruther Glen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Penola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Penola is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • DeJarnette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
    • Bowling Green
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sparta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparta is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Central Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Central Point is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Kimages
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Bon Air
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Robious
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Midlothian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ampt Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Bensley Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Bellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Beulah Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Otterdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Centralia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Beazley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Beazley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
    • Minor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Millers Tavern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Oilville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Thorncliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Goochland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Maidens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Enon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Hadensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Hunton
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hunton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
    • Quail Walk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Glen Allen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Longdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Longdale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
    • Laurel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Chamberlayne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
    • Wyndham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Dumbarton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Lakeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Short Pump
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuckahoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Highland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Walkerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
    • Cauthornville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
    • Bruington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Enfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Tuck Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Manquin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Beulahville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
    • Rumford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Lanesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Bumpass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Shelfar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Cuckoo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Pendleton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Mineral
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vigor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
  • New Kent County
    • Tunstall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Beaumont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Michaux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Dorset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Richmond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Montrose Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmont, with the one closest to Elmont listed first.
    • Partlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Marye
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Lewiston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Thornburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Snell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Glenora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora

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

Cemeteries Near Elmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmont.

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 Elmont - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Winns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Glen Allen Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Schermerhorn Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewiston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Allen Baptist Churchyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bolton Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ford Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hungary Road Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • Providence Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
      • The Mt. Vernon Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194146 <2>
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Elmont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmont.

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

  • French Hay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • French Hay is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
  • Glen Allen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Laurel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Ashcake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
  • Peaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peaks is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
  • Farrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Farrington is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
  • Erin Shades
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
  • Atlee Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Dumbarton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Brook Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
  • Cady
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cady is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Anna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Anna is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
    • Westham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Westham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
    • Ellerson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellerson is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson

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

Newspapers Published in Elmont ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmont, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmont.

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 Elmont:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmont) 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 Elmont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.