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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
      • Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
    • Centralia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centralia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Beulah Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drewrys Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bellwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bensley Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bensley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Winterpock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
      • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chesterfield Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Otterdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bollinger Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
      • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
    • Masons Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
    • Earls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
    • Amelia Court House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lodore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lodore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
    • Paineville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimages. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
    • Westover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
    • Roxbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
    • Charles City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ruthville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
      • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Grant Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Maitland Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Wilsons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Borthwick ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borthwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
      • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Laird ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
      • Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Waldemar ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldemar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
      • Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Darvills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
    • McKenney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenplace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorncliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <4>
    • Atlee Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Hylas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
    • Gwathmey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gwathmey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
    • Rockville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Casco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
    • Westwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Goodall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
    • Vontay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
    • Varina Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Varina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
    • Deep Bottom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
    • Lorraine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
    • Fort Lee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
    • Tuckahoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Heckler Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
    • Oak Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
    • Turner Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
    • Dumbarton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • East Highland Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • New Kent County
    • Tunstall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunstall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
  • Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
    • Huguenot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huguenot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Pilkinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
    • Michaux
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
    • Belona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
    • Beaumont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
    • Garysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
    • Newville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
    • Talpa ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talpa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
      • Talpa is located in Prince George County
    • Burrowsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walmsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
    • Cherry Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
    • Chippenham Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippenham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
  • Sussex County
    • Stony Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Second Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dahl Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dahl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meunier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Centralia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centralia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centralia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...
    • Old Tomahawk Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tomahawk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tomahawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Central Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
  • Perdue ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
    • Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
  • Centralia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centralia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Drewrys Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drewrys Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Chesterfield County
  • Coalboro ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
    • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
  • Winterpock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
  • Walthall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
    • Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
  • Otterdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
  • Marmona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
    • Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Robious
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Matoaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
      • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
    • 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]<5>. 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 first turn to 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:

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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- Fendley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fendley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3718, Longitude: -77.5594       In this case, the coordinates for Fendley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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