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 Othma (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 Othma. 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 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.
Othma is located in Goochland 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 Goochland County: Cumberland, Fluvanna, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa & Powhatan.
Below are the counties that are near Othma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Othma:
- Goochland County (The home county of Othma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Enon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hadensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fife
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Goochland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oilville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Cobham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Keswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Shadwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Scottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Simeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Rosena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Lodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Paineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rodophil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- New Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Bridgeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Arvonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Centenary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Dillwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- Ruther Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Midlothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Robious
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trents Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Kents Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fork Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Nicholas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Vontay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Montpelier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Casco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hylas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Tylers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Gwathmey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Wyndham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Lorraine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Glen Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Laurel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Tuckahoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Quail Walk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Longdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Dumbarton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Shelfar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Vigor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Cuckoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Bells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Pendleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louisa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bumpass
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Trevilians
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Medlock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Madison Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Beaumont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Holladay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Glenora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Childs Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Partlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Margo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Marye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Othma, see our County-by-County Page for Othma.
Cemeteries Near Othma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Othma.
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 Othma - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Othma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belmead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Henson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Othma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Othma.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Othma, with the one closest to Othma listed first.
- Enon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Hadensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Bula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Fife
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gum Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Orchid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Elk Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Three Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Tabscott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Pemberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Othma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Othma.
Newspapers Published in Othma ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Othma.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Othma, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Othma.
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 Othma:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Goochland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Othma) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Othma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |