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 Etna Mills (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 Etna Mills. 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.
Name Variations for Etna Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Etna Mills: Etna Mls. (or less commonly used: Etna Mlls.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Etna Mills is located in King William 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 King William County: Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen & New Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Etna Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Etna Mills:
- King William County (The home county of Etna Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Enfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
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- Tuck Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Ruther Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Central Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bon Air
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bensley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Robious
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Beulah Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Meadowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Midlothian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Minor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Beazley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Millers Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Lloyds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Tappahannock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Bowlers Wharf
(28 miles [45.1 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 Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Verdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hewlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Goodall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Chamberlayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Hunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Quail Walk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- East Highland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Glen Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Fair Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Dumbarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Walkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Cauthornville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Crouch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King and Queen Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- King George County
- Port Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Bumpass
(29 miles [46.7 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>
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Tunstall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(27 miles [43.5 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 Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Naylors
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Marye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Partlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- Leedstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Etna Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Etna Mills.
Cemeteries Near Etna Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Etna Mills.
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 Etna Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Etna Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Luther Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Signal Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Second Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Wickham Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
- The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adams Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Etna Mills had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Etna Mills, with the one closest to Etna Mills listed first.
- Enfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Mangohick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mangohick is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangohick
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cady
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Studley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Old Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Aylett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Anna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Anna is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
- Ashcake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pole Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Atlee Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Rumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Etna Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Etna Mills.
Newspapers Published in Etna Mills ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Etna Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Etna Mills, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Etna Mills.
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 Etna Mills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to King William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George 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 Etna Mills, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Etna Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |