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 Pebblebrook (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 Pebblebrook. 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 hospitals 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.
Pebblebrook 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 Pebblebrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pebblebrook:
- Hanover County (The home county of Pebblebrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Atlee Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Westwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Goodall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Central Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Bensley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Ampt Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- 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
- Bensley Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bellwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Robious
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Beulah Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Meadowville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Midlothian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Beazley
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Lloyds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Tappahannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Oilville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maidens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Chamberlayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- 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
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Longdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Heckler Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lakeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Glen Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Dumbarton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Walkerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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
- Crouch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Contra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Enfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Rumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Lanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Willowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Bumpass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Tunstall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Prince George County
- Garysville
(30 miles [48.3 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 Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Spotsylvania County
- Partlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pebblebrook, see our County-by-County Page for Pebblebrook.
Cemeteries Near Pebblebrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pebblebrook.
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 Pebblebrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pebblebrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Enon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Second Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Signal Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luther Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pebblebrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pebblebrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pebblebrook, with the one closest to Pebblebrook listed first.
- Studley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pole Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Atlee Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Peaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Ashcake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Ellerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Cady
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Old Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Enfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Etna Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- French Hay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Brook Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Highland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Manquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pebblebrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pebblebrook.
Newspapers Published in Pebblebrook ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pebblebrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pebblebrook, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pebblebrook.
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 Pebblebrook:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- 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> | 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 Pebblebrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Pebblebrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |