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 Lower Rocketts (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 Lower Rocketts. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lower Rocketts is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Lower Rocketts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower Rocketts:
- Richmond County (The home county of Lower Rocketts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Masons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Beulah Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Chesterfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Chesterfield Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Grant Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Oilville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Gwathmey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Doswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Heckler Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Fort Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Sandston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Highland Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Lee Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- East Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Turner Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Walkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Enfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Beulahville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Tunstall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Huguenot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Garysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Surry County
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lower Rocketts, see our County-by-County Page for Lower Rocketts.
Cemeteries Near Lower Rocketts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Rocketts.
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 Lower Rocketts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lower Rocketts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Richmond National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Workman's Circle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monteflore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The East End Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50095 <2>
- Garden of the Lilies
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Varina.
- The Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205347 <2>
- Montague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173295 <2>
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schockoe Cemetery
- Shockoe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <2>
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 Lower Rocketts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Rocketts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lower Rocketts, with the one closest to Lower Rocketts listed first.
- Fort Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Highland Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Seven Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Brook Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Ellerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Dumbarton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Pole Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Westham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lower Rocketts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower Rocketts.
Newspapers Published in Lower Rocketts ...
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 Lower Rocketts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Rocketts, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Rocketts.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lower Rocketts:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Surry 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lower Rocketts) 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 Lower Rocketts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |