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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 Goode Crossing (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 Goode Crossing. 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 Goode Crossing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Goode Crossing: Goode Xing.
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 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.
Goode Crossing 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 Goode Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goode Crossing:
- Powhatan County (The home county of Goode Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Pilkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
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- Dorset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Belona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Michaux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 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 Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Masons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Earls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Paineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Rodophil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Buckingham County
- Gravel Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Midlothian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Robious
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bon Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Chesterfield Court House
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Drewrys Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- 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
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(24 miles [38.6 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
- 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
- Trents Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Addison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- McKenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fluvanna County
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Thorncliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Vontay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Hylas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Lorraine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Wyndham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glen Allen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Shelfar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Spainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Winnie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Edward County
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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 Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- 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
- Cherry Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goode Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Goode Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Goode Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goode Crossing.
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 Goode Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goode Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sappony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
While we didn't find Goode Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goode Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goode Crossing, with the one closest to Goode Crossing listed first.
- Mattoax
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Pilkinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Genito
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Chula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Skinquarter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Dorset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Lilburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
- Amelia Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Hallsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Otterburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Winterpock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Goode Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goode Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Goode Crossing ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goode Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goode Crossing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goode Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Goode Crossing:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Powhatan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick 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
- Prince Edward County
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goode Crossing) 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 Goode Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |