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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Hamilton is located in Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie County: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince George & Sussex.
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:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Hamilton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Laird ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darvills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Grant Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Edgerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Totaro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Alberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ante
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Ezell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Powellton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Netta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Gholsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Matoaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bollinger Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Winterpock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Emporia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Jarratt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radium
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Skippers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Claresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Henrico County
- Deep Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Dundas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Lochleven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Kenbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Spainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Crewe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan County
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Adams Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Joyner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Drewryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
- Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Sussex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Grizzard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Butterworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sapony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Galusha Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boisseau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ampy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eleven Oaks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bain Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
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.
- Laird ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Rowanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Carson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Marmona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Sturgeonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
- Callaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
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 111 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hamilton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Southampton 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Hamilton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |