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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gays. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gays to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gays, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gays (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 Gays. 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 northwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gays is historic, it would have been located within present day Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Gays. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gays:
- Louisa County (The home county of Gays)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Shelfar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Cuckoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Vigor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bumpass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Mineral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Medlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Cobham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Masons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- New Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Robious
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Midlothian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bon Air
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Chesterfield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trenton Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Kents Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hadensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oilville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Enon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Goochland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maidens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fife
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vontay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Tylers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Hylas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Verdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Doswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Wyndham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Hunton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Glen Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lorraine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Quail Walk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Tuckahoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Dumbarton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Danton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Grassland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montpelier Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Glenora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Partlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Marye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Margo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Snell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gays, see our County-by-County Page for Gays.
Cemeteries Near Gays ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gays.
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 Gays - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gays covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowles Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <3>
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Gays in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gays.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gays, with the one closest to Gays listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Orchid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Locust Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Apple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Mabelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Dabneys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
- Hadensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Perkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perkinsville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vigor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gays. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gays.
Newspapers Published in Gays ...
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 Gays.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gays, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gays.
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 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 Gays:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gays, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gays) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |