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 Moodys Corner (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 Moodys Corner. 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 Moodys Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Moodys Corner: Moodys Cor. (or less commonly used: Moodys Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Moodys Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Moodys Corner may originally have been Moody's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Moodys Corner might be written as Moody Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Moodys Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moodys Corner.
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.
Moodys Corner is located in Hanover 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 Hanover County: Caroline, Goochland, Henrico, King William, Louisa, New Kent & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Moodys Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moodys Corner:
- Hanover County (The home county of Moodys Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Montpelier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hewlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Vontay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Verdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Doswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- DeJarnette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Robious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midlothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Otterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Cumberland County
- Lakeside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Kents Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fork Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Oilville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maidens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Enon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Fife
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Wyndham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Tuckahoe Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Glen Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Laurel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Longdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Lorraine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Beulahville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bumpass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Shelfar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Harris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cuckoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Louisa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Danton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grassland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Belona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Partlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Glenora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Marye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Childs Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Margo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Post Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Snell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thornburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moodys Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Moodys Corner.
Cemeteries Near Moodys Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moodys Corner.
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 Moodys Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moodys Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <4>
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Carmel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove UMC Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Shady Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #890855 <4>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Moodys Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moodys Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moodys Corner, with the one closest to Moodys Corner listed first.
- Mabelton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Montpelier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Beaverdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bumpass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Gouldin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Goodall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Dabneys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
- Hewlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oliver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Noel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noel is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Orchid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moodys Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moodys Corner.
Newspapers Published in Moodys Corner ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moodys Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moodys Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moodys Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Moodys Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moodys Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Moodys Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |