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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 Slash Cottage (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 Slash Cottage. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Hanover County     (The home county of Slash Cottage)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Ashland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gwathmey
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Hanover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Taylorsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Doswell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Atlee Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Verdon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Verdon is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Casco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Goodall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Hylas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Mechanicsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Burruss Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Ruther Glen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Penola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Penola is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
    • DeJarnette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
    • Sparta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparta is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Bowling Green
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Central Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Central Point is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
    • New London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • New London is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • Stuart Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Charles City County
    • Roxbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Bon Air
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Robious
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Midlothian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ampt Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Bensley Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Bellwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Beulah Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Otterdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Centralia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Beazley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beazley is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
    • Minor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Millers Tavern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
    • Dunbrooke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
    • Lloyds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lloyds is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Oilville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Thorncliff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Goochland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Maidens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Hadensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Enon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Hunton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hunton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
    • Glen Allen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Quail Walk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
    • Longdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Longdale is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
    • Laurel Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Laurel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Chamberlayne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
    • Wyndham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyndham is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
    • Lakeside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Short Pump
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dumbarton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Tuckahoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Walkerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
    • Cauthornville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
    • Bruington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Tuck Fork
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Enfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Beulahville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
    • Rumford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Lanesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Bumpass
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Shelfar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Cuckoo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
    • Pendleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Mineral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vigor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
  • New Kent County
    • Tunstall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Beaumont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Michaux
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Dorset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Richmond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Montrose Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Slash Cottage, with the one closest to Slash Cottage listed first.
    • Partlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Marye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
    • Arcadia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Thornburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Snell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
    • Massaponax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
    • Post Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak

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

Cemeteries Near Slash Cottage ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slash Cottage.

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 Slash Cottage - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lewiston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hermon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Winns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wickham Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
    • The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hickory Hill Cemetery
  • Schermerhorn Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Allen Baptist Churchyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Allen Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Signal Hill Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Richmond.
      • The Mt. Vernon Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194146 <3>
    • Bolton Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Ashland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • French Hay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • French Hay is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
  • South Anna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Anna is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
  • Farrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Farrington is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
  • Glen Allen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ashcake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashcake is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
  • Peaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peaks is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
  • Taylorsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Cady
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cady is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
  • Laurel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Atlee Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Oliver
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oliver is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Verdon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Verdon is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
    • Erin Shades
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
    • Goodall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall

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

Newspapers Published in Slash Cottage ...

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 Slash Cottage.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slash Cottage, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slash Cottage.

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 Slash Cottage:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Slash Cottage) 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 Slash Cottage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.