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 Horseshoe (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 Horseshoe. 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 and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Horseshoe is primarily located in Hanover County. A portion of Horseshoe extends into King William 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 Horseshoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horseshoe:
- Hanover County (The home county of Horseshoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
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- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Hewlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Central Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Penola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Meadowville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chesterfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bon Air
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Millers Tavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Dunbrooke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tappahannock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Bowlers Wharf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Occupacia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Adner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Glenns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Fair Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Highland Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Lee Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Chamberlayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- East Highland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- James City County
- Norge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Walkerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cumnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Cauthornville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Crouch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Mattaponi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Manquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Lanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Tuck Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Nesting
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Tunstall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Prince George County
- Garysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Naylors
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Simons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emmerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Newland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horseshoe, see our County-by-County Page for Horseshoe.
Cemeteries Near Horseshoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horseshoe.
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 Horseshoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horseshoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Indian School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adams Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Second Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Horseshoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horseshoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Manquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Tunstall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Rumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- King William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Studley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walkerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Aylett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Quinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Etna Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- Globe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Tallysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horseshoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe.
Newspapers Published in Horseshoe ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horseshoe, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horseshoe.
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 Horseshoe:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- 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 Horseshoe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horseshoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |