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 Hatchers (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 Hatchers. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Hatchers is located in Powhatan 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 Powhatan County: Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland & Goochland.
Below are the counties that are near Hatchers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hatchers:
- Powhatan County (The home county of Hatchers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Belona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
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- Beaumont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Huguenot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Scottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Woodridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Lodore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Masons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Rodophil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amelia Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Earls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- New Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Gold Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dillwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Curdsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Centenary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Enonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Sheppards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Buckingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alcoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Otterdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Midlothian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Robious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Bon Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cotton Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Nicholas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
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- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lake Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 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 Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Fife
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maidens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Thorncliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Sandy Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hadensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabscott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Vontay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Lorraine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Tuckahoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Dumbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
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- Glen Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Shelfar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Vigor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Bells Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Cuckoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Louisa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Burkeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Crewe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Farmville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hatchers, see our County-by-County Page for Hatchers.
Cemeteries Near Hatchers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hatchers.
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 Hatchers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hatchers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Belmead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meador Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Hatchers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hatchers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hatchers, with the one closest to Hatchers listed first.
- Trenholm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Belona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Ballsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
- West View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West View is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Three Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
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- Tobaccoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Oak Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Elk Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hatchers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hatchers.
Newspapers Published in Hatchers ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatchers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hatchers, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hatchers.
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 Hatchers:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Powhatan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Prince Edward County
- Richmond 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 Hatchers, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hatchers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |