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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 Midlothian (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 Midlothian. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Midlothian 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 Midlothian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Midlothian:

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Midlothian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Robious
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bon Air
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Otterdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Bensley
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Winterpock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Beulah Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bensley Village
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Bellwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Amelia County
  • Caroline County
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Kimages
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimages. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimages
      • From Midlothian to Kimages
    • Roxbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roxbury
      • From Midlothian to Roxbury
    • Westover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westover
      • From Midlothian to Westover
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 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 <1>
  • Cumberland County
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Addison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grant Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Maitland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hebron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hebron
      • From Midlothian to Hebron
    • Wilsons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Goochland County
  • Hanover County
  • Henrico County
  • Hopewell City
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Enfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enfield
      • From Midlothian to Enfield
    • Manquin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Shelfar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelfar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shelfar
      • From Midlothian to Shelfar
    • Willowbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jackson
      • From Midlothian to Jackson
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
  • New Kent County
    • Tunstall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunstall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tunstall
      • From Midlothian to Tunstall
  • Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spainville
      • From Midlothian to Spainville
  • Petersburg City
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huguenot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huguenot
      • From Midlothian to Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dorset
      • From Midlothian to Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pilkinton
      • From Midlothian to Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Michaux
      • From Midlothian to Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Belona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belona
      • From Midlothian to Belona
  • Richmond City
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Midlothian, with the one closest to Midlothian listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Cherry Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Walmsley Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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

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

Cemeteries Near Midlothian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Midlothian.

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 Midlothian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Midlothian had a population of 375 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Robious
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
    • Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
  • Lorraine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Otterdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
    • Vinita is located in Goochland County
  • Bon Air
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Huguenot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huguenot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Huguenot
    • From Midlothian to Huguenot
  • Manakin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manakin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
    • Manakin is located in Goochland County
  • Subletts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Subletts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
    • Subletts is located in Powhatan County
  • Dorset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dorset
    • From Midlothian to Dorset
  • Westham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
    • Westham is located in Henrico County
  • Boscobel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
    • Boscobel is located in Goochland County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Coalboro ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
      • Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
    • Summit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Gayton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
      • Gayton 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 Midlothian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midlothian.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Midlothian ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Midlothian.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Midlothian. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Midlothian and those printed in the larger area surrounding Midlothian.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> of Midlothian.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Midlothian:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Midlothian. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Midlothian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midlothian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5030, Longitude: -77.6490    
<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 Midlothian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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