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 Genovar (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 Genovar. 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.
Genovar is located in Surry County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Surry County: Charles City, James City, Prince George, Southampton & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Genovar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Genovar:
- Surry County (The home county of Genovar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Itata
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Beachland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
- Surry is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <2>
- Dendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Dendron is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <2>
- Carsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Claremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Charles City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
- Charles City is located in Charles City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <2>
- Ruthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Franklin City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
- Franklin
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
- Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <2>
- Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Clay Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - York View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Ordinary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
- Ordinary is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordinary <2>
- Achilles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Roanes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Gloucester Courthouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Courthouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Ark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Adner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- North
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- North is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Newgate Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Aberdeen Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Greenwood Farms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Chapel Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Pine Chapel Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Hampton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Phoebus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Buckroe Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Rushmere
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Magnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <2>
- Rescue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Zuni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
- Walters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Carrsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Norge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
- Norge is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norge <2>
- King and Queen County
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Plain View
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Susan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Peary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Lee Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Red Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Bernard Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Newport News
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
- Newport News is located in Newport News City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <2>
- Hilton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Sussex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Alantic City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Monticello Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Norfolk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Norfolk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <2>
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
- Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <2>
- Poquoson
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Portsmouth City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <2>
- Portsmouth
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Burrowsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Garysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Ivor is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <2>
- Doles Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Burdette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Sedley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Edgehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Hunterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Cypress Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Sebrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Ames Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Bennett Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Driver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Shoulders Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Kilby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Suffolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
- Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <2>
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <2>
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Virginia Beach City
- Burtons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
- Burtons
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- Williamsburg
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochambeau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Lackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Lackey is located in York County
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Dare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Dare is located in York County
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Yorktown is located in York County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <2>
- Barlows Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Genovar, see our County-by-County Page for Genovar.
Newspapers Published in Genovar ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genovar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Genovar, 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 Genovar.
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 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 Genovar:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chesapeake City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Franklin City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Gloucester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampton City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Isle of Wight County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- James City County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- King and Queen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mathews County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newport News City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Norfolk City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Poquoson City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Portsmouth City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Prince George County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Southampton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Suffolk City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Sussex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Virginia Beach City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Williamsburg City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- York County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Charles City County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemeteries of Surry County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
Cemeteries Near Genovar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Genovar.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Genovar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Surry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Surry Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Poplar Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Lawn Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Swamp Cemetery
- Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Moores Swamp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Swamp Cemetery
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- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
- Battery Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battery Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battery Park Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Genovar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Genovar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Genovar, with the one closest to Genovar listed first.
- Septa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Highgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Itata
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Magnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <2>
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Raynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Rescue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Menchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
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- Denbigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Moorings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Jamestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <2>
- Denbigh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Genovar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Genovar.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Genovar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Genovar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Genovar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0774, Longitude: -76.7013 In this case, the coordinates for Genovar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Genovar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |