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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 South Garden (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 South Garden. 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 South Garden ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Garden: S. Garden

You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Garden. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Garden.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

South Garden is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near South Garden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Garden:

  • Richmond County     (The home county of South Garden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
    • Chippenham Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Masons Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Ammon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Amelia Court House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lodore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Burruss Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Ruther Glen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Kimages
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Roxbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Westover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Charles City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ruthville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Chesterfield Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Ampt Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Bon Air
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Beulah Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Bensley Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Bellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Centralia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Robious
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Midlothian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Addison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Maitland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Sutherland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hebron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Rowanta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Oilville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorncliff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Maidens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlee Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Gwathmey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Hylas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Ashland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Westwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Rockville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Casco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Goodall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Taylorsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Vontay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Montpelier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Oakland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Montrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Heckler Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
    • Oak Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Fort Lee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Varina Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Dumbarton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Lakeside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • East Highland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
    • Tuckahoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorraine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • King and Queen County
    • Walkerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Enfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Tuck Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Lanesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Beulahville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Shelfar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Tunstall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • New Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Belona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Garysville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Newville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Burrowsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Garden, with the one closest to South Garden listed first.
    • Richmond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights

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

Cemeteries Near South Garden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Garden.

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 South Garden - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Giea Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...
    • Richmond National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

While we didn't find South Garden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Garden.

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

  • Drewrys Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
  • Bon Air
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Centralia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Westham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Westham is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
  • Robious
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Dumbarton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Varina Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
  • Fort Lee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
  • Brook Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
  • Midlothian
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Chester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Highland Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lorraine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine

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

Newspapers Published in South Garden ...

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 462 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Garden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Garden, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Garden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Garden:

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>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 South Garden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- South Garden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.