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 Rivermont (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 Rivermont. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rivermont 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 Rivermont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rivermont:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Rivermont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- 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
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bensley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Beulah Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Matoaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Amelia County
- Ammon
(26 miles [41.8 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 Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Kimages
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- 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 Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Grant Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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
(30 miles [48.3 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 Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Atlee Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Turner Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Elko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fort Lee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Currituck Farms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Lee Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fair Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Norge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Manquin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Rumford
(30 miles [48.3 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 Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- New Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Huguenot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 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 Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Garysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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 Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(19 miles [30.6 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 Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Claremont
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Surry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rivermont, see our County-by-County Page for Rivermont.
Cemeteries Near Rivermont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivermont.
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 Rivermont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rivermont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Appomattox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bermuda Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- City Point National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bucher and Strachan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vaughan - Eyler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Minnis Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Rivermont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rivermont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Shirley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Meadowville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Walthall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walthall is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ettrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varina Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Garysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Matoaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Drewrys Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rivermont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rivermont.
Newspapers Published in Rivermont ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivermont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivermont, 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 Rivermont.
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 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 Rivermont:
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rivermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rivermont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |