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 Greenbriar (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 Greenbriar. 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.
Greenbriar is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Greenbriar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenbriar:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Greenbriar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bollinger Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Ammon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Kimages
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Charles City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Grant Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Hebron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- McKenney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Westwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Gwathmey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hylas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Turner Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fort Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Heckler Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Elko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fair Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
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- Sandston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Tunstall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Burrowsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Stony Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenbriar, see our County-by-County Page for Greenbriar.
Cemeteries Near Greenbriar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbriar.
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 Greenbriar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenbriar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perdue Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centralia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ettrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Meunier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Church Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Greenbriar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenbriar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenbriar, with the one closest to Greenbriar listed first.
- Walthall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Ettrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Matoaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Sutherland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shirley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Varina Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenbriar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenbriar.
Newspapers Published in Greenbriar ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenbriar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenbriar, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenbriar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Greenbriar:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- New Kent County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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 '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- Greenbriar) 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 Greenbriar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |