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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 Perkinson Heights (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 Perkinson Heights. 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 Perkinson Heights ...
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 Perkinson Heights: Perkinson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Perkinson Heights 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 Perkinson Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perkinson Heights:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Perkinson Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bollinger Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Beulah Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Amelia County
- Ammon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Kimages
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Charles City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(15 miles [24.1 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 southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Grant Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(16 miles [25.7 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(19 miles [30.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(30 miles [48.3 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 Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(7 miles [11.3 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 north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Elko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- 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)
- Currituck Farms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- James City County
- Norge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Lanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Manquin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Rumford
(29 miles [46.7 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 Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Tunstall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Huguenot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(28 miles [45.1 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 Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Garysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Burrowsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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 Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(17 miles [27.4 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 Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Claremont
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(29 miles [46.7 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 Perkinson Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Perkinson Heights.
Cemeteries Near Perkinson Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perkinson Heights.
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 Perkinson Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perkinson Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Walker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bermuda Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Appomattox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- City Point National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perdue Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Perkinson Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perkinson Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perkinson Heights, with the one closest to Perkinson Heights listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Shirley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Walthall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Varina Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Drewrys Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- 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
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perkinson Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perkinson Heights.
Newspapers Published in Perkinson Heights ...
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 Perkinson Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perkinson Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perkinson Heights.
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 websites either 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 Perkinson Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perkinson Heights) 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 Perkinson Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |