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 Hampstead (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 Hampstead. 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 hospitals 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.
Hampstead is located in New Kent 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 New Kent County: Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen & King William.
Below are the counties that are near Hampstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hampstead:
- New Kent County (The home county of Hampstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Tunstall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Central Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Penola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Meadowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Ampt Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Beulah Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Minor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Tappahannock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Adner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Glenns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Westwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Goodall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Currituck Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Green Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Elko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Turner Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Heckler Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- James City County
- Norge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Walkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cumnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cauthornville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Mattaponi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Romancoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Tuck Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Nesting
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saluda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Urbanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Garysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Naylors
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Simons Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Surry County
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hampstead, see our County-by-County Page for Hampstead.
Cemeteries Near Hampstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hampstead.
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 Hampstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hampstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. James Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Sharon Indian School Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adams Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Hampstead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hampstead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hampstead, with the one closest to Hampstead listed first.
- Tunstall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Quinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Tallysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- King William
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Elko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Mountcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cohoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cohoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoke
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Walkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hampstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hampstead.
Newspapers Published in Hampstead ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hampstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hampstead, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hampstead.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hampstead:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to New Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- York 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 Hampstead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hampstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |