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 Fayette Park (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 Fayette Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fayette Park is located in Henrico 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 Henrico County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Fayette Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fayette Park:
- Henrico County (The home county of Fayette Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- East Highland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Chamberlayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Dumbarton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Longdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Heckler Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Glen Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Highland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia County
- Masons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 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 Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 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 southeast)
- Ruthville
(26 miles [41.8 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 Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Ampt Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bensley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Robious
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Midlothian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Grant Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Minor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Oilville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goochland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Atlee Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Hylas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Doswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Verdon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Walkerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cauthornville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Crouch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Enfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Rumford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 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 Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Shelfar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Bumpass
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Tunstall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Huguenot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Michaux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince George County
- Garysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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 Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fayette Park, see our County-by-County Page for Fayette Park.
Cemeteries Near Fayette Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayette Park.
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 Fayette Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fayette Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #154652 <3>
- Beth El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1848688 <3>
- Barton Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Montezuma Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schockoe Cemetery
- Shockoe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <3>
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173295 <3>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51878 <3>
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50668 <3>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fayette Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fayette Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fayette Park, with the one closest to Fayette Park listed first.
- Brook Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Ellerson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Atlee Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Dumbarton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Pole Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- French Hay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Highland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Glen Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Seven Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fayette Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fayette Park.
Newspapers Published in Fayette Park ...
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 463 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayette Park, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayette Park.
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 Fayette Park:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henrico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fayette Park) 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 Fayette Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |