RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Chesterfield County >> Osbornes >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Osbornes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Osbornes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Osbornes, please Contact Us.

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 Osbornes (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 Osbornes. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Osbornes is historic, it would have been located within present day Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.

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

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Osbornes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Screamersville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
    • Meadowville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
    • Chester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
    • Centralia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Bellwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Braebrook Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
    • Bensley Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Beulah Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Bollinger Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Ammon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Masons Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Kimages
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Westover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Roxbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Charles City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ruthville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Addison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Maitland Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Sutherland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rowanta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Waldemar ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
    • Laird ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
    • Borthwick ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
    • Hebron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Wilsons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Westwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Atlee Station
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Gwathmey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Ashland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hylas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Deep Bottom
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
    • Varina Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Turner Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • Fort Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Oakland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Glendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Lee Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
    • Montrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Sandston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elko is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Currituck Farms
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Manquin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Enfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Lanesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Rumford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Tunstall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • New Kent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Garysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Newville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Burrowsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • Talpa ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Talpa is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Montrose Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
    • Richmond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Chippenham Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Claremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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 southeast)
      • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Carsley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osbornes, with the one closest to Osbornes listed first.
    • Waverly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sussex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sussex is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex

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

Cemeteries Near Osbornes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osbornes.

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

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

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

  • Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bermuda Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Perdue Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • City Point National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Appomattox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (270 more) ...
    • First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • James Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.

While we didn't find Osbornes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Osbornes.

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

  • Walthall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
  • Meadowville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
  • Shirley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Shirley is located in Charles City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Centralia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Cotman ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotman is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
  • Varina Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
  • Ettrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Drewrys Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
  • Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Matoaca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pembroke
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Glendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Glendale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Fort Lee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 Osbornes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osbornes.

Newspapers Published in Osbornes ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osbornes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osbornes, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osbornes.

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 helpful 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 Osbornes:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Osbornes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Osbornes) 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.