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 Hanover Farms (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 Hanover Farms. 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.
Hanover Farms is located in Hanover 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 Hanover County: Caroline, Goochland, Henrico, King William, Louisa, New Kent & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Hanover Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanover Farms:
- Hanover County (The home county of Hanover Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Atlee Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Doswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Central Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Meadowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Beulah Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bon Air
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Grant Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Minor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Oilville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Highland Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Heckler Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Fort Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Currituck Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Montrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- East Highland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Walkerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cauthornville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Cumnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Mattaponi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Lanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Beulahville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Tunstall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms 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
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanover Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Hanover Farms.
Cemeteries Near Hanover Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanover Farms.
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 Hanover Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanover Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Tabernacle Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Richmond.
- The Faith Tabernacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Springs Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250897 <3>
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seven Pines National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dry Bridge Court Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The East End Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50095 <3>
- Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <3>
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Antioch Baptist Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hanover Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hanover Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover Farms, with the one closest to Hanover Farms listed first.
- Highland Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Seven Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Pole Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Old Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Fort Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Studley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Atlee Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Brook Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ashcake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Varina Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanover Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanover Farms.
Newspapers Published in Hanover Farms ...
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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanover Farms, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanover Farms.
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 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 Hanover Farms:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hanover Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hanover Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |