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 Orchard Gardens (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 Orchard Gardens. 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 Orchard Gardens ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Orchard Gardens: Orchard Gdns. (or less commonly used: Orchard Gardns., Orchard Grdens. or Orchard Grdns.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Orchard Gardens. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orchard Gardens.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Orchard Gardens 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 Orchard Gardens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orchard Gardens:
- Hanover County (The home county of Orchard Gardens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Atlee Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Rockville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Central Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- DeJarnette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bon Air
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Beulah Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Meadowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Robious
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- Grant Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Minor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Beazley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Dunnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Oilville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Highland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Sandston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Highland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Currituck Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Lee Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Heckler Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Chamberlayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Fort Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Montrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Walkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cauthornville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Cumnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crouch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Mattaponi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Lanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Beulahville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Tunstall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Huguenot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Prince George County
- Garysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orchard Gardens, see our County-by-County Page for Orchard Gardens.
Cemeteries Near Orchard Gardens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orchard Gardens.
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 Orchard Gardens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orchard Gardens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Second Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abraham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Tabernacle Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Richmond.
- The Faith Tabernacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Springs Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250897 <3>
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Seven Pines National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Bridge Court Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring 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 Orchard Gardens in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orchard Gardens.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orchard Gardens, with the one closest to Orchard Gardens listed first.
- Studley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Pole Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Highland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atlee Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Ellerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Fair Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Seven Pines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Ashcake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Manquin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Enfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Brook Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Fort Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orchard Gardens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orchard Gardens.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Orchard Gardens:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Orchard Gardens) 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 Orchard Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |