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 Irwin Manor (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 Irwin Manor. 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 Irwin Manor ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Irwin Manor: Irwin Mnr.
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 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.
Irwin Manor is located in Prince George 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 Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Irwin Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irwin Manor:
- Prince George County (The home county of Irwin Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Garysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Ammon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Kimages
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ruthville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bollinger Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chesterfield Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Grant Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- McKenney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Atlee Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Lee Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Currituck Farms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Fair Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Heckler Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King William County
- Lanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Tunstall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Dorset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Claremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Surry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Stony Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irwin Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Irwin Manor.
Cemeteries Near Irwin Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irwin Manor.
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 Irwin Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irwin Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Blandford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- City Point National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Appomattox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Church Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peoples Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192025 <2>
- Brith Achim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Petersburg.
- The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968061 <2>
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Eastview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rod-of Sholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Irwin Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irwin Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irwin Manor, with the one closest to Irwin Manor listed first.
- Walthall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Ettrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pembroke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Shirley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Matoaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Garysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Derby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Drewrys Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irwin Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irwin Manor.
Newspapers Published in Irwin Manor ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irwin Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irwin Manor, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irwin Manor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Irwin Manor:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irwin Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Irwin Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |