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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 Farrington (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 Farrington. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Farrington 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 Farrington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farrington:

  • Hanover County     (The home county of Farrington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Hylas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Goodall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Casco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Gwathmey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Rockville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ashland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Montpelier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylorsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Vontay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Doswell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Verdon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Verdon is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Atlee Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Amelia County
    • Masons Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Burruss Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Ruther Glen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Penola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Penola is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • DeJarnette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
    • Bowling Green
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sparta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparta is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Central Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Central Point is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Charles City County
    • Roxbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Bon Air
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Robious
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Chesterfield Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Midlothian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ampt Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Otterdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Bensley Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bensley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Bellwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Beulah Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Oilville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Thorncliff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Goochland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Maidens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Enon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Hadensville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fife
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Tabscott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Wyndham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Short Pump
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hunton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
    • Glen Allen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Walk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Laurel Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Laurel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Longdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Longdale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
    • Tuckahoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chamberlayne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
    • Dumbarton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Cauthornville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
    • Walkerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Enfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Tuck Fork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Beulahville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
    • Manquin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rumford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Shelfar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Bumpass
      (18 miles [29 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>
    • Cuckoo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Pendleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Mineral
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vigor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Louisa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kent County
    • Tunstall
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Beaumont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Michaux
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Dorset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Belona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montrose Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Farrington, with the one closest to Farrington listed first.
    • Partlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Marye
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • Arcadia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Thornburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Snell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Margo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
    • Post Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Holladay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay

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

Cemeteries Near Farrington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farrington.

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

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

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

  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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]<2> 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 <3>
  • Winns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
    • The Shady Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #890855 <3>
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
    • The Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Springfield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175005 <3>
  • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Gayton Baptist Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gayton Baptist Church
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Gayton Baptist Church is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
    • The North Gayton Baptist Church has also been known as:
    • North Gayton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178838 <3>
  • Cottrell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Deep Run Baptist Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run Baptist Church
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Run Baptist Church is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
    • The Deep Run Baptist Church has also been known as:
    • Deep Run Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974477 <3>
  • Bolton Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Farrington had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Goodall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodall is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
  • Erin Shades
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glen Allen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gouldin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gouldin is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
  • Johnsons Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Johnsons Springs is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Springs
  • Gayton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gayton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
  • Laurel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • French Hay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • French Hay is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
  • Montpelier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylorsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Oliver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oliver is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oilville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Westham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Westham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham

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

Newspapers Published in Farrington ...

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 Farrington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farrington, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farrington.

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 Farrington:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Farrington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Farrington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.