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 Gatewood (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 Gatewood. 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 hospitals and 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.
Gatewood is located in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Gatewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gatewood:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Gatewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Partlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Snell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Margo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Glenora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spotsylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Olney Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Samuels Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Lignum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Fluvanna County
- Kents Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Hadensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oilville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Tabscott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Enon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Goochland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maidens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Tylers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hewlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Doswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Vontay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Wyndham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Hunton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Short Pump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Port Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Fairview Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- King George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cuckoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Gays ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Louisa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vigor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Willowbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Shelfar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Trevilians
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison County
- Madison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Danton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wilderness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhoadesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grassland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- True Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Chatham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Little Falls Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Northridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Hartwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Potomac
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Storck
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gatewood, see our County-by-County Page for Gatewood.
Cemeteries Near Gatewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gatewood.
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 Gatewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gatewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Wallers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mine Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mine Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <2>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gatewood had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gatewood, with the one closest to Gatewood listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Partlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Marye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Harris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Blantons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blantons is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blantons
- Glenora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Chilesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Bumpass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Tylers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Beaverdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Welchs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Stubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gatewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gatewood.
Newspapers Published in Gatewood ...
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 Gatewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gatewood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gatewood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gatewood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fluvanna County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Stafford 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> | 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 Gatewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Gatewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |