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 Fort Powhatan (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 Fort Powhatan. 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.
Name Variations for Fort Powhatan ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Powhatan: Ft. Powhatan
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fort Powhatan is located in Prince George 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 Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Powhatan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Powhatan:
- Prince George County (The home county of Fort Powhatan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Burrowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
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- Garysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
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- Derby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruthville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Kimages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Meadowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Braebrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Centralia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Matoaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Ampt Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Grant Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Rowanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Sutherland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Clay Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Belroi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Adner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Ark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Westwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Deep Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Turner Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Fort Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Green Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lee Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Rushmere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Raynor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Norge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Mattaponi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King and Queen Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manquin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- New Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tunstall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Plum Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Newport News City
- Lee Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Ivor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Doles Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Surry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Dendron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Itata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Powhatan, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Powhatan.
Cemeteries Near Fort Powhatan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Powhatan.
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 Fort Powhatan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Powhatan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mapsico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eiam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Menoah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Fort Powhatan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Powhatan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Powhatan, with the one closest to Fort Powhatan listed first.
- Weyanoke
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Burrowsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Brandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Ruthville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Tettington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Savedge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Savedge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savedge
- Holdcroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holdcroft is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdcroft
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Providence Forge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Powhatan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Powhatan.
Newspapers Published in Fort Powhatan ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Powhatan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Powhatan, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Powhatan.
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 either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fort Powhatan:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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> | 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 Fort Powhatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Fort Powhatan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |