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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 Gravel Hill (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 Gravel Hill. 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 Gravel Hill ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Gravelhill.

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.

Newspapers Published in Gravel Hill ...

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 463 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Hill, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Hill.

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 helpful 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 Gravel Hill:

Cemeteries Near Gravel Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Hill.

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 Gravel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.

  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Maury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Schockoe Cemetery
    • Shockoe Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockoe Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <3>
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barton Heights Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Giea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Giea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Giea Cemetery
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Gravel Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gravel Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.

  • Bon Air
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Westham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
    • Westham is located in Henrico County
  • Dumbarton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
  • Robious
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
  • Brook Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
    • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
  • Lorraine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
  • Midlothian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Laurel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Henrico County
  • Drewrys Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drewrys Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
  • Erin Shades
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Shades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
    • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
  • Ellerson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
    • Ellerson is located in Hanover County
  • Glen Allen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Atlee Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Gayton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
      • Gayton is located in Henrico County
    • Vinita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
      • Vinita is located in Goochland County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gravel Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gravel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5365, Longitude: -77.5147       In this case, the coordinates for Gravel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Gravel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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