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 Scotchtown (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 Scotchtown. 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.
Scotchtown is located in Hanover 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 Hanover County: Caroline, Goochland, Henrico, King William, Louisa, New Kent & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Scotchtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotchtown:
- Hanover County (The home county of Scotchtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Hewlett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Goodall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Hylas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Gwathmey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Central Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Samuels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Moss Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Bon Air
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robious
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chesterfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Midlothian
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ampt Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Otterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Bensley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Essex County
- Beazley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Fluvanna County
- Kents Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Oilville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Enon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tabscott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Wyndham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Hunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Glen Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Short Pump
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Longdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Tuckahoe Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Dumbarton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Tuckahoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chamberlayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Beulahville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Manquin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Bumpass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Willowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Harris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Shelfar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Cuckoo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Orange County
- Danton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Dorset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Partlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Marye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thornburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Post Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Margo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Massaponax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Childs Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotchtown, see our County-by-County Page for Scotchtown.
Cemeteries Near Scotchtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotchtown.
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 Scotchtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotchtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <3>
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
- The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Scotchtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotchtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotchtown, with the one closest to Scotchtown listed first.
- Oliver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Noel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goodall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Verdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hewlett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Gouldin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mabelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Anna is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
- Ruther Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotchtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotchtown.
Newspapers Published in Scotchtown ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotchtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotchtown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotchtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Scotchtown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scotchtown) 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 Scotchtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |