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 Granville (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 Granville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Granville is located in Charles City 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 Charles City County: Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Granville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Granville:
- Charles City County (The home county of Granville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Kimages
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Charles City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Beulah Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Braebrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Grant Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Westwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Deep Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Elko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Turner Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Currituck Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Lee Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Fort Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Sandston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Norge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Walkerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Mattaponi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- King and Queen Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cumnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Lanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Manquin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Rumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Romancoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- New Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Plum Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Garysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Claremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex County
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Granville, see our County-by-County Page for Granville.
Cemeteries Near Granville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Granville.
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 Granville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Granville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glendale National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Varina.
- The Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hardy Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221996 <3>
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Appomattox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- City Point National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Granville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Granville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Granville, with the one closest to Granville listed first.
- Shirley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Westover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Elko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Varina Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Mountcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Fort Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Walthall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seven Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Garysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Granville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Granville.
Newspapers Published in Granville ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Granville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Granville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Granville.
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 Granville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charles City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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> | 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- Granville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Granville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |