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 Fieldstown (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 Fieldstown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fieldstown is located in Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Fieldstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fieldstown:
- Amelia County (The home county of Fieldstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Amelia Court House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Earls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Rodophil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Curdsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Gold Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Arvonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Sheppards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Dillwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Winterpock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Holly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Midlothian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robious
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bon Air
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Beulah Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Wilsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Sutherland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Grant Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- McKenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fluvanna County
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Maidens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fife
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hadensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Vontay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Lorraine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Dumbarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glen Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Louisa County
- Shelfar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Nutbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Kenbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meherrin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Victoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Spainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burkeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Pilkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Belona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Beaumont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Farmville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Green Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Blake Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Tuggle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Richmond City
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Fieldstown, see our County-by-County Page for Fieldstown.
Cemeteries Near Fieldstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fieldstown.
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 Fieldstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fieldstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <2>
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rennie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Fieldstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fieldstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fieldstown, with the one closest to Fieldstown listed first.
- Chula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Amelia Court House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otterburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Mattoax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Lodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Pilkinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Genito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Denaro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Denaro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
- Skinquarter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Dorset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Paineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jetersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Ballsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fieldstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fieldstown.
Newspapers Published in Fieldstown ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fieldstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fieldstown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fieldstown.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fieldstown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fieldstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fieldstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |