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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 Nance (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 Nance. 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 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 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.

Nance is located in Charles City 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 Charles City County: Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George & Surry.

Below are the counties that are near Nance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nance:

  • Charles City County     (The home county of Nance)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Charles City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ruthville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Kimages
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Westover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
    • Meadowville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Screamersville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
    • Ampt Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bellwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bensley Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bensley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulah Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Centralia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Braebrook Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Addison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Maitland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Sutherland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Millers Tavern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
    • Minor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Adner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Adner is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
    • Clay Bank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Glenns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Ark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
    • Belroi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
    • York View
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • York View is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Westwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Mechanicsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlee Station
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Hanover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gwathmey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Elko
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Elko is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Windsor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Glendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Glendale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Currituck Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
    • Green Meadows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
    • Turner Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • Deep Bottom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
    • Lee Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
    • Fair Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Fort Lee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Sandston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Varina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • James City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Norge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Walkerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
    • King and Queen Court House
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mattaponi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bruington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • Cumnor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • Crouch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Plain View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Contra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Cauthornville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Lanesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Manquin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Romancoke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • West Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rumford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Enfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Tuck Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Beulahville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Saluda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Remlik
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • New Kent
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunstall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • Plum Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Garysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Burrowsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • Newville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Montrose Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
    • Richmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Chippenham Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • 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 Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Claremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Claremont is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Spring Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Carsley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
    • Scotland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Surry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dendron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Beachland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beachland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
    • Homewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Sussex County
    • Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Williamsburg City
    • Williamsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nance, with the one closest to Nance listed first.
    • Barlows Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Oaktree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree

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

Cemeteries Near Nance ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nance.

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 Nance - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elko Union Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glendale National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willis UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Baptist Church
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
      • The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <3>
    • Washington Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of Richmond.
      • The Washington Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Washington Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52573 <3>
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Nance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nance.

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

  • Roxbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Mountcastle
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
  • Providence Forge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elko
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elko is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
  • Glendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glendale is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Tallysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallysville is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
  • Quinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dispatch ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dispatch is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
  • Ruthville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Cotman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cotman is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
  • Tunstall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
  • Westover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Westover is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walkers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Walkers is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
    • Seven Pines
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nance.

Newspapers Published in Nance ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nance.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nance, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nance.

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 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 Nance:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Nance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.