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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 Hallsboro (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 Hallsboro. 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.

Hallsboro 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 Hallsboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hallsboro:

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Hallsboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Otterdale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Midlothian
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Robious
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Coalboro ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
    • Bon Air
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Winterpock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Chesterfield Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ampt Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Masons Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Lodore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Amelia Court House
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ammon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Paineville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Rodophil
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
  • Charles City County
    • Kimages
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Lakeside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Cumberland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Trenton Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Sutherland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Addison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Grant Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Hebron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Maitland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Wilsons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
    • Darvills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
  • Fluvanna County
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Thorncliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Oilville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Maidens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Enon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Fife
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Hylas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Rockville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Casco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Vontay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Goodall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Atlee Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Mechanicsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gwathmey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Montpelier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ashland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Lorraine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Tuckahoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Short Pump
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumbarton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Lakeside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Laurel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Laurel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Wyndham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Oakland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Glen Allen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chamberlayne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Shelfar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Willowbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Spainville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
    • Crewe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <1>
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Dorset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Huguenot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Pilkinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Belona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Richmond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Montrose Heights
      (18 miles [29 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 Hallsboro, with the one closest to Hallsboro listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hallsboro, see our County-by-County Page for Hallsboro.

Cemeteries Near Hallsboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hallsboro.

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 Hallsboro - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hallsboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Crump Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tomahawk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Trabur Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Huguenot Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Manakin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Skinquarter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cheatham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (254 more) ...
    • Lester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Tomahawk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Subletts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hallsboro had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Otterdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
  • Dorset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Midlothian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huguenot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Flat Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Subletts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
  • Robious
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Vinita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vinita is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
  • Lilburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
  • Genito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Genito is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
  • Pilkinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Skinquarter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boscobel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Boscobel is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
    • Manakin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Manakin is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
    • Coalboro ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 Hallsboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hallsboro.

Newspapers Published in Hallsboro ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hallsboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hallsboro, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hallsboro.

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 Hallsboro:

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>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 Hallsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Hallsboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.