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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hamilton is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Amelia, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Hamilton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamilton:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Hamilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trents Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Woodridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Keene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Esmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Keswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Simeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Lodore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Masons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dillwyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Curdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Enonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buckingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Alcoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Axtell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Otterdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Midlothian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Robious
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fork Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Lake Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Fife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Goochland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maidens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Tabscott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Thorncliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Vontay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Hylas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Tylers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Tuckahoe Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lorraine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Short Pump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Shelfar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Vigor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Gays ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Bells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Cuckoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Medlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Trevilians
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Bumpass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Beaumont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Dorset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Huguenot
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince Edward County
- Farmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamilton, see our County-by-County Page for Hamilton.
Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.
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 Hamilton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamilton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Cartersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meador Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belmead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hamilton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamilton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
- Pemberton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Cremona ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cremona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Elk Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Trenholm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
- Trenton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West View is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Boswell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
- Three Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilliamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lawford is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamilton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamilton.
Newspapers Published in Hamilton ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamilton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamilton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hamilton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward 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> | 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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |