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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pamunkey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pamunkey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pamunkey, 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 Pamunkey (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 Pamunkey. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pamunkey is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Pamunkey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pamunkey:
- Hanover County (The home county of Pamunkey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Goodall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Central Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Ruther Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Charles City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Meadowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bon Air
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Centralia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Robious
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Minor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Occupacia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Green Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Highland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Heckler Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Chamberlayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Elko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Walkerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cauthornville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Crouch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Contra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Mattaponi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Manquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Lanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Beulahville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- Nesting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Tunstall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince George County
- Garysville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Naylors
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Simons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pamunkey, see our County-by-County Page for Pamunkey.
Cemeteries Near Pamunkey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pamunkey.
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 Pamunkey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pamunkey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Second Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Indian School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Adams Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion 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.
While we didn't find Pamunkey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pamunkey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pamunkey, with the one closest to Pamunkey listed first.
- Old Church
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Manquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Studley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Pole Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Tunstall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Etna Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Aylett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Globe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Highland Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Quinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mangohick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mangohick is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangohick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pamunkey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pamunkey.
Newspapers Published in Pamunkey ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pamunkey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pamunkey, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pamunkey.
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 Pamunkey:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Pamunkey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pamunkey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |