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 Lake Crystal Farms (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 Lake Crystal Farms. 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 Lake Crystal Farms ...
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 Lake Crystal Farms: Lk. Crystal Farms
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lake Crystal Farms is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Crystal Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Crystal Farms:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Lake Crystal Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Bon Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Midlothian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robious
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Ampt Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Beulah Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bensley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chesterfield Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Masons Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Amelia Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Earls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Lodore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Caroline County
- Burruss Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Kimages
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Addison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Rowanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Oilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hylas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Gwathmey
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Casco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goodall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Vontay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Dumbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Heckler Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Laurel Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Short Pump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Enfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Shelfar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- New Kent County
- Tunstall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Huguenot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(6 miles [9.7 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 Lake Crystal Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Crystal Farms.
Cemeteries Near Lake Crystal Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Crystal Farms.
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 Lake Crystal Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Crystal Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Giea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trabur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lake Crystal Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Crystal Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Crystal Farms, with the one closest to Lake Crystal Farms listed first.
- Robious
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midlothian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Vinita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Crystal Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Crystal Farms.
Newspapers Published in Lake Crystal Farms ...
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 Lake Crystal Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Crystal Farms, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Crystal Farms.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lake Crystal Farms:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Crystal Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Crystal Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |