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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jefferson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jefferson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jefferson, please Contact Us.
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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Jefferson is historic, it would have been located within present day Powhatan County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Powhatan County: Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland & Goochland.
Below are the counties that are near Jefferson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson:
- Powhatan County (The home county of Jefferson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Michaux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Lodore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Earls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- New Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dillwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Midlothian
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Robious
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Chesterfield Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Holly ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chesterfield Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ampt Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Weber City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lake Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Nicholas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Maidens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Oilville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Vontay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Gwathmey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Beaverdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hewlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Atlee Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Tuckahoe Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lorraine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Short Pump
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Tuckahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Glen Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hunton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Dumbarton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Quail Walk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Longdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Shelfar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Vigor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Cuckoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Bells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bumpass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Mineral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Louisa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harris ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Medlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Richmond City
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.
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 Jefferson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Belmead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Subletts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.
Jefferson itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Michaux
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Three Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- West View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West View is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Maidens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Thorncliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Trenholm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Fine Creek Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Cardwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cardwell is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson.
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 either 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 Jefferson:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Powhatan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jefferson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |