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 Holdcroft (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 Holdcroft. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Holdcroft is located in Charles City 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 Charles City County: Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Holdcroft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holdcroft:
- Charles City County (The home county of Holdcroft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Ruthville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Braebrook Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bollinger Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Centralia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Ettrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie County
- Grant Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Clay Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Adner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Belroi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Ark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Country Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Gloucester Courthouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- White Marsh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Ordinary
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roanes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Westwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Elko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Green Meadows
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Deep Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Turner Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Lee Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Fair Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Sandston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Varina Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Rushmere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Norge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Mattaponi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King and Queen Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cumnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Walkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Contra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Bruington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Manquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Saluda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Remlik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nesting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- New Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plum Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Tunstall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Lee Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Carsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Beachland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Dendron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Itata
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holdcroft, see our County-by-County Page for Holdcroft.
Cemeteries Near Holdcroft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holdcroft.
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 Holdcroft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holdcroft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Menoah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eiam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mapsico Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Saviours Evangelical Lutheran Church City
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463455 <2>
- Williamsburg Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brandon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Holdcroft had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holdcroft, with the one closest to Holdcroft listed first.
- Walkers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Lanexa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Toano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weyanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Tettington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Barhamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Ewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ewell is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Lightfoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mountcastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holdcroft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holdcroft.
Newspapers Published in Holdcroft ...
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 Holdcroft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holdcroft, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holdcroft.
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 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 Holdcroft:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charles City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- 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 Holdcroft, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holdcroft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |