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 Olivers Estates (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 Olivers Estates. 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 Olivers Estates ...
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 Olivers Estates: Olivers Ests.
- While the name of this community is Olivers Estates, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Olivers Estates may originally have been Oliver's Estates.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Olivers Estates might be written as Oliver Estates.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Olivers Estates is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: James City, King and Queen, Middlesex & York.
Below are the counties that are near Olivers Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olivers Estates:
- Gloucester County (The home county of Olivers Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Country Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ordinary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Marsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Roanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Crab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Belroi
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Gloucester Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Achilles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Rowes Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Gloucester Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Ruthville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Newgate Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Greenwood Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Phoebus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Rushmere
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Rescue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Norge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Plain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- King and Queen Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Millenbeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Weems
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Ottoman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Ocran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Kilmarnock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Merry Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Monaskon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Richtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Cardinal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Susan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Beaverlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- New Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Mathews
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onemo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Diggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harmony Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Wilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Locust Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Amburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Saluda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Urbanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Remlik
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nesting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Plum Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Norfolk City
- Glenwood Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Cape Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cherrystone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Northumberland County
- Lynhams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- Burrowsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Itata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Lackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Oaktree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Dare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olivers Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Olivers Estates.
Cemeteries Near Olivers Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olivers Estates.
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 Olivers Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olivers Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Gloucester Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosewell Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Abingdon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Groves Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Post Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Bellamy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Olivers Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olivers Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olivers Estates, with the one closest to Olivers Estates listed first.
- Ordinary
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Marsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Roanes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Achilles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Gloucester Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Severn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Allmondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Ware Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- Oaktree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olivers Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olivers Estates.
Newspapers Published in Olivers Estates ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olivers Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olivers Estates, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olivers Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Olivers Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Gloucester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Poquoson City
- Prince George County
- Surry County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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> | 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 Olivers Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Olivers Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |