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 Pebble Spring (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 Pebble Spring. 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 Pebble Spring ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pebble Spring: Pebble Spg. (or less commonly used: Pebble Spng. or Pebble Sprng.)
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.
Pebble Spring is located in 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 Pebble Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pebble Spring:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Pebble Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Drewrys Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bensley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Beulah Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Ampt Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Centralia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bon Air
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Ammon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Masons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Earls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lodore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Kimages
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Grant Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rowanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Laird ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Wilsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Oilville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Westwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Hylas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Casco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Vontay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Doswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Varina Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Deep Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Turner Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Heckler Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Sandston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- East Highland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Fair Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Tunstall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Huguenot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Garysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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 Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pebble Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Pebble Spring.
Cemeteries Near Pebble Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pebble Spring.
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 Pebble Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pebble Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Cary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centralia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Giea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perdue Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Varina.
- The Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205347 <3>
- Maury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Pebble Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pebble Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pebble Spring, with the one closest to Pebble Spring listed first.
- Drewrys Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Centralia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Varina Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Bon Air
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Meadowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Robious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Midlothian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pebble Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pebble Spring.
Newspapers Published in Pebble Spring ...
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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pebble Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pebble Spring, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pebble Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pebble Spring:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Nottoway 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- Pebble Spring) 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 Pebble Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |