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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 Locust Grove (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 Locust Grove. 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 Locust Grove ...
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 Locust Grove: Locust Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Locust Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Locust Grove.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust Grove:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Locust Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Braebrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Chesterfield Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Matoaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bensley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Ammon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Kimages
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Charles City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Grant Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- McKenney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Westwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Gwathmey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hylas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Turner Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Fort Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Heckler Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Elko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fair Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- King William County
- Manquin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Tunstall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Garysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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 Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Stony Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Locust Grove.
Cemeteries Near Locust Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Grove.
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 Locust Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- St. Anns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Perdue Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meunier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ettrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Locust Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Locust Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Walthall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Ettrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Pembroke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Varina Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Holly ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust Grove.
Newspapers Published in Locust Grove ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust Grove, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust Grove.
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 Locust Grove:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Locust Grove) 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 Locust Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |