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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 Kings Forest (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 Kings Forest. 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 Kings Forest ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Kings Forest: Kings Frst.
  • While the name of this community is Kings Forest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Forest may originally have been King's Forest.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Forest might be written as King Forest.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Kings Forest is located in Chesterfield County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.

Below are the counties that are near Kings Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Forest:

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Kings Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Beulah Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drewrys Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bellwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bensley Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bensley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bensley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
      • Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
    • Centralia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chesterfield Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bon Air
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Robious
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Midlothian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Ammon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
    • Masons Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
    • Earls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
    • Amelia Court House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Kimages
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimages have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
    • Roxbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
    • Westover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
    • Charles City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ruthville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
      • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Addison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Maitland Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Wilsons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Darvills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Maidens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <3>
    • Atlee Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Hylas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hylas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
    • Gwathmey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwathmey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
    • Westwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Casco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
    • Hanover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Goodall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
    • Vontay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
    • Taylorsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
    • Varina Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Varina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
    • Montrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
    • Fort Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
    • Heckler Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckler Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
    • Deep Bottom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
    • Turner Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
    • Tuckahoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • East Highland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
    • Oak Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
    • Lorraine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Enfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in King William County
    • Manquin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
      • Manquin is located in King William County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <3>
    • Rumford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
      • Rumford is located in King William County
    • Tuck Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Tunstall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunstall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
    • New Kent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguenot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Dorset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
    • Pilkinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
    • Beaumont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
    • Belona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Garysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
    • Newville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
    • Burrowsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Richmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.
    • Walmsley Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walmsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
    • Cherry Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
    • Chippenham Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippenham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Forest.

Newspapers Published in Kings Forest ...

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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Forest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Forest, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Forest.

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 Kings Forest:

Cemeteries Near Kings Forest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings Forest.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.

  • Mt. Giea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Giea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Giea Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Centralia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centralia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centralia Cemetery
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dale Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Memorial Park
  • Cary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cary Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Old Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lane Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Continue List   (264 more) ...
    • Brown Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Grove Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perdue Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perdue Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perdue Family Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Kings Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings Forest.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Forest, with the one closest to Kings Forest listed first.

  • Drewrys Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drewrys Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
  • Chesterfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fendley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
  • Centralia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bon Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Perdue ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
    • Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
  • Varina Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
  • Robious
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
  • Walthall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walthall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
    • Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
  • Midlothian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Chesterfield County
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    • Holly ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
      • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
    • Meadowville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Fort Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Forest.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kings Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4271, Longitude: -77.5080       In this case, the coordinates for Kings Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Kings Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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