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 Georges Landing (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 Georges Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Georges Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Georges Landing: Georges Lndg. (or less commonly used: Georges Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Georges Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Georges Landing may originally have been George's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Georges Landing might be written as George Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Georges Landing is located in Goochland 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 Goochland County: Cumberland, Fluvanna, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa & Powhatan.
Below are the counties that are near Georges Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georges Landing:
- Goochland County (The home county of Georges Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Enon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hadensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Goochland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Cobham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Woodridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Keswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Rose Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Simeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Eastham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Rosena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Keene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Lodore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Paineville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amelia Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- New Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Centenary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Dillwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Midlothian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Robious
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trents Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kents Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fork Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Vontay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Casco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Tylers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Gwathmey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Verdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Short Pump
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Tuckahoe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lorraine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Laurel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Quail Walk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Dumbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Longdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Shelfar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Vigor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Cuckoo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Louisa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Medlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Trevilians
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Bumpass
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Gordonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(30 miles [48.3 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 Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Glenora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Holladay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Lewiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Childs Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Partlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georges Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Georges Landing.
Cemeteries Near Georges Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georges Landing.
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 Georges Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georges Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<5>
While we didn't find Georges Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georges Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georges Landing, with the one closest to Georges Landing listed first.
- Enon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Bula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Fife
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elk Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Hadensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Three Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Gum Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West View is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Tabscott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Cedar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georges Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georges Landing.
Newspapers Published in Georges Landing ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georges Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georges Landing, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georges Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Georges Landing:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Goochland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 '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- Georges Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Georges Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |