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 Hogans Hill (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 Hogans Hill. 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.
Name Variations for Hogans Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Hogans Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hogans Hill may originally have been Hogan's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hogans Hill might be written as Hogan Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Hogans Hill is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Charles (MD), Saint Mary's (MD), Essex, King George, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Hogans Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hogans Hill:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Hogans Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Machodoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Hinnom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Caroline County
- Central Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tappahannock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Layton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Minor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Beazley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Gloucester County
- Glenns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Contra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Bruington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cauthornville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King and Queen Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Ninde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Rumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Alfonso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Monaskon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Richtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Merry Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Kilmarnock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Irvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Nesting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Rainswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Bundick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Ophelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Rich Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Tallent Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Farnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Downings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Naylors
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Simonson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Solomons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Coster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mackall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Brianwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Broomes Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lusby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cove Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Cobb Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Piney Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Coltons Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Valley Lee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Callaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Great Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hogans Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Hogans Hill.
Cemeteries Near Hogans Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hogans Hill.
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 Hogans Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hogans Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Potomac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cobham Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (127 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Hogans Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hogans Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hogans Hill, with the one closest to Hogans Hill listed first.
- Oldhams
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Haynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Lyells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lyells is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyells
- Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hague
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Emmerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Machodoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Tucker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Farnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Lottsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmers Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hogans Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hogans Hill.
Newspapers Published in Hogans Hill ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hogans Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hogans Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hogans Hill.
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 helpful 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 Hogans Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Hogans Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hogans Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |