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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 Running Still (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 Running Still. 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 doctors 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.

Running Still 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 Running Still. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Running Still:

  • Goochland County     (The home county of Running Still)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Sandy Hook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Hadensville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Enon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Goochland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fife
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Maidens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tabscott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Oilville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thorncliff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Caledonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Cobham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
    • Keswick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Shadwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
    • Rose Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Scottsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Stony Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Lodore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Masons Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Paineville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Amelia Court House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • New Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gold Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gravel Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Ruther Glen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Burruss Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Midlothian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Robious
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Otterdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Bon Air
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Trenton Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
    • Trents Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Kents Store
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Columbia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fork Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Weber City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Vontay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Montpelier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Casco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Goodall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Hylas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Tylers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tylers is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
    • Beaverdam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hewlett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hewlett is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
    • Ashland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gwathmey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Verdon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Verdon is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Doswell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Wyndham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Short Pump
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Lorraine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Glen Allen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hunton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hunton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
    • Laurel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Quail Walk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Laurel Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Tuckahoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Longdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Longdale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
    • Dumbarton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Lakeside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Shelfar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Willowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Jackson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Vigor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Cuckoo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Pendleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Bells Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Mineral
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Louisa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bumpass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Medlock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Danton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Danton is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
    • Gordonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison Run
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Vulcan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Michaux
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Belona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
    • Huguenot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Richmond County
    • Chippenham Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.
    • Glenora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Lewiston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Holladay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Partlow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Childs Cove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Marye
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • Margo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
    • McHenry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Post Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Snell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Running Still, see our County-by-County Page for Running Still.

Cemeteries Near Running Still ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Running Still.

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 Running Still - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Running Still covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.

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 Running Still in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Running Still.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Running Still, with the one closest to Running Still listed first.

  • Gum Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sandy Hook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Orchid
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchid is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
  • Enon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Enon is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Hadensville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Irwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Irwin is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Cedar Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Perkinsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perkinsville is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
  • Bula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bula is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
  • Fife
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dabneys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dabneys is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
  • Apple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Three Square
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Square is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
    • Maidens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Running Still. See our List of 1890's Communities around Running Still.

Newspapers Published in Running Still ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Running Still.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Running Still, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Running Still.

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 Running Still:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Running Still) 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 Running Still, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.