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 Genito (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 Genito. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Genito is located in Powhatan 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 Powhatan County: Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland & Goochland.
Below are the counties that are near Genito. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Genito:
- Powhatan County (The home county of Genito)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Dorset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Belona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Michaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Masons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Earls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Rodophil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Ammon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- New Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Gravel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Arvonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Midlothian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winterpock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Robious
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Holly ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Bon Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Ampt Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Trents Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Sutherland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Columbia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Thorncliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atlee Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Lorraine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Dumbarton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Glen Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Quail Walk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Chamberlayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Shelfar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Spainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burkeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Genito, see our County-by-County Page for Genito.
Cemeteries Near Genito ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Genito.
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 Genito - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Genito covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Moores Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sappony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crump Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Genito had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Genito, with the one closest to Genito listed first.
- Mattoax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Pilkinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Flat Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Lilburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
- Chula
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Skinquarter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Fine Creek Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Belona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lodore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Genito. See our List of 1890's Communities around Genito.
Newspapers Published in Genito ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genito.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Genito, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Genito.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Genito:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Powhatan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Genito) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Genito, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |