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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fendley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fendley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fendley, please Contact Us.
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 Fendley (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 Fendley. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fendley is historic, it would have been located within present day Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Fendley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fendley:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Fendley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Chesterfield Court House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
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- Holly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
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- Ampt Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
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- Bensley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
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- Winterpock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Chesterfield Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Masons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Earls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
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- Amelia Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lodore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Kimages
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Charles City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grant Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Rowanta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Wilsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Laird ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Darvills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- McKenney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Thorncliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maidens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hylas
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Gwathmey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
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- Westwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
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- Vontay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
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- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Varina Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Deep Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Lorraine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Fort Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Tuckahoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Turner Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Dumbarton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
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- East Highland Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- Tunstall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Beaumont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
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- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Sussex County
- Stony Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fendley, see our County-by-County Page for Fendley.
Cemeteries Near Fendley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fendley.
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 Fendley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fendley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Dale Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Second Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meunier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
Fendley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fendley, with the one closest to Fendley listed first.
- Chesterfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Holly ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Walthall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Otterdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Marmona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Robious
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Matoaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Midlothian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fendley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fendley.
Newspapers Published in Fendley ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fendley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fendley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fendley.
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 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 Fendley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- New Kent County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fendley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fendley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |