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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 Fawnbrook (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 Fawnbrook. 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 and doctors 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.

Fawnbrook is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.

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

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Fawnbrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Chippenham Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Masons Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Ammon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Amelia Court House
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lodore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
  • Caroline County
    • Burruss Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Kimages
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Westover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Charles City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ruthville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Chesterfield Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Ampt Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Bon Air
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bensley Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Beulah Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Bellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Robious
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Centralia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Addison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Grant Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Maitland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Sutherland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hebron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Rowanta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Wilsons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Oilville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorncliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Maidens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlee Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Gwathmey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Hylas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Ashland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Westwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Rockville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Casco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Hanover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Goodall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Vontay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Taylorsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Montpelier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Montrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Varina Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Dumbarton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Tuckahoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Heckler Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
    • Oak Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Lorraine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Fort Lee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Varina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • East Highland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
    • Highland Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Enfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuck Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Rumford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Lanesville
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Shelfar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Tunstall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • New Kent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Belona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Garysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Newville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Burrowsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fawnbrook, with the one closest to Fawnbrook listed first.
    • Richmond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights

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

Cemeteries Near Fawnbrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fawnbrook.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Giea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (259 more) ...
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dale Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Fawnbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fawnbrook.

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

  • Drewrys Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
  • Bon Air
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Robious
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Westham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Westham is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
  • Chester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Varina Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
  • Dumbarton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Lorraine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Midlothian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Fort Lee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Brook Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
    • Highland Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Fawnbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fawnbrook.

Newspapers Published in Fawnbrook ...

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 471 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fawnbrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fawnbrook, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fawnbrook.

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 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 Fawnbrook:

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>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 Fawnbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Fawnbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.