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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 Garnett Crossing (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 Garnett Crossing. 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 Garnett Crossing ...
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 Garnett Crossing: Garnett Xing.
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 northwest 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 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.
Garnett Crossing is located in Hanover 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 Hanover County: Caroline, Goochland, Henrico, King William, Louisa, New Kent & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Garnett Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garnett Crossing:
- Hanover County (The home county of Garnett Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Doswell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
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- Verdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
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- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
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- Gwathmey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
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- Goodall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
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- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
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- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
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- Montpelier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
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- Central Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
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- Stuart Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Samuels Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Moss Neck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Bon Air
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
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- Robious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Midlothian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
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- Bensley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bensley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bellwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Beazley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
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- Minor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Essex County
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- Lloyds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
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- Dunbrooke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
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- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
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- Millers Tavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Occupacia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
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- Layton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
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- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Oilville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maidens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hadensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Hunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
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- Quail Walk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
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- Glen Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Longdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
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- Wyndham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
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- Laurel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
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- Chamberlayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
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- Lakeside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
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- Short Pump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dumbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
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- East Highland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
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- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Cauthornville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
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- Walkerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
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- Bruington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
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- Crouch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
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- King George County
- Port Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
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- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
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- Beulahville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Enfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
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- Lanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
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- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Bumpass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Harris ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
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- Gays ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
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- Shelfar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
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- Cuckoo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
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- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
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- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
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- New Kent County
- Tunstall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
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- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Huguenot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
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- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
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- Michaux
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
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- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
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- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Partlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Thornburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Snell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glenora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Post Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Margo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Stafford County
- Hampstead Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Westmoreland County
- Leedstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garnett Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Garnett Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Garnett Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garnett Crossing.
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 Garnett Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garnett Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wickham Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
- The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Garnett Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garnett Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garnett Crossing, with the one closest to Garnett Crossing listed first.
- Taylorsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- South Anna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Anna is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
- Verdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Ruther Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noel is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Cady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Hewlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Golansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Golansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golansville
- Peaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mangohick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mangohick is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangohick
- Balty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
- Shumansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shumansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumansville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garnett Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garnett Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Garnett Crossing ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garnett Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garnett Crossing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garnett Crossing.
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 Garnett Crossing:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland 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 Garnett Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Garnett Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |