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 River Oaks (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 River Oaks. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
River Oaks is located in Goochland 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 Goochland County: Cumberland, Fluvanna, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa & Powhatan.
Below are the counties that are near River Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Oaks:
- Goochland County (The home county of River Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Oilville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hadensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Masons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Paineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Midlothian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robious
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Chesterfield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Ampt Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Bensley Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Beulah Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Sutherland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grant Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Fluvanna County
- Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Hylas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Vontay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Goodall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Gwathmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Montpelier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Laurel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Dumbarton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Glen Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Tuck Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Manquin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Shelfar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Gays ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Bumpass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cuckoo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Vigor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Harris ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Huguenot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Beaumont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Pilkinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Belona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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 River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for River Oaks.
Cemeteries Near River Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Oaks.
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 River Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Manakin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huguenot Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Subletts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westhampton Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westhampton Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52610 <3>
- North Gayton Baptist Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gayton Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Gayton Baptist Church is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The North Gayton Baptist Church has also been known as:
- North Gayton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178838 <3>
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trabur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Cottrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Run Baptist Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep Run Baptist Church is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Deep Run Baptist Church has also been known as:
- Deep Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974477 <3>
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
- The Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175005 <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.<4>
While we didn't find River Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Oaks, with the one closest to River Oaks listed first.
- Vinita
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Manakin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Manakin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
- Huguenot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Boscobel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boscobel is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Subletts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Subletts is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Subletts
- Lorraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Gayton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gayton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
- Midlothian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robious
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Erin Shades
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Fine Creek Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fine Creek Mills is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fine Creek Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Cardwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Johnsons Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Oaks.
Newspapers Published in River Oaks ...
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 River Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Oaks, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Oaks.
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 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 River Oaks:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Goochland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Oaks) 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 River Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |