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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Richardson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Richardson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Richardson, 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 Richardson (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 Richardson. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Richardson is historic, it would have been located within present day New Kent 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 New Kent County: Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen & King William.
Below are the counties that are near Richardson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Richardson:
- New Kent County (The home county of Richardson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Tunstall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Central Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Penola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 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 Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Ampt Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bellwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Drewrys Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- Grant Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Minor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Dunnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Beazley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Tappahannock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Adner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Glenns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Ark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Elko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Highland Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turner Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Fort Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Heckler Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Norge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Walkerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cumnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Mattaponi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Contra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cauthornville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Plain View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Manquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Romancoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Remlik
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saluda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nesting
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Urbanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Garysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Claremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Richardson, see our County-by-County Page for Richardson.
Cemeteries Near Richardson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Richardson.
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 Richardson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Richardson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winchester Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Baptist Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <3>
- Elko Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Bridge Court Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washington Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east of Richmond.
- The Washington Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52573 <3>
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 Richardson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Richardson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Richardson, with the one closest to Richardson listed first.
- Quinton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tunstall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Tallysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Elko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Mountcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Old Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Lanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Providence Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cohoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cohoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoke
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Seven Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Manquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Richardson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Richardson.
Newspapers Published in Richardson ...
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 Richardson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richardson, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richardson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Richardson:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to New Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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 Richardson, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richardson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |