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 Roaches Corner (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 Roaches Corner. 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 Roaches Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Roaches Corner: Roaches Cor. (or less commonly used: Roaches Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Roaches Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Roaches Corner may originally have been Roache's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Roaches Corner might be written as Roache Corner.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Roaches Corner is located in Charles City 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 Charles City County: Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Roaches Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roaches Corner:
- Charles City County (The home county of Roaches Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Ruthville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Ampt Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bellwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Beulah Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Grant Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- Millers Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Adner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Clay Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Belroi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- York View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Ark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Glenns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Country Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Gloucester Courthouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- White Marsh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ordinary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Elko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Green Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Deep Bottom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Turner Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Lee Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Varina Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Fair Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Fort Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isle of Wight County
- Rushmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Norge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Mattaponi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- King and Queen Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Walkerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Cumnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Bruington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Crouch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Lanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manquin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rumford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Saluda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Remlik
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- New Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Plum Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Newport News City
- Lee Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Garysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(28 miles [45.1 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 Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beachland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Itata
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roaches Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Roaches Corner.
Cemeteries Near Roaches Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roaches Corner.
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 Roaches Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roaches Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eiam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Menoah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mapsico Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elko Union Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Roaches Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roaches Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roaches Corner, with the one closest to Roaches Corner listed first.
- Ruthville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Providence Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Weyanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Holdcroft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holdcroft is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdcroft
- Walkers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walkers is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Lanexa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brandon is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Tallysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Quinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Shirley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roaches Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roaches Corner.
Newspapers Published in Roaches Corner ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roaches Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roaches Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roaches Corner.
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 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 Roaches Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charles City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 '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- Roaches Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Roaches Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |