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 Stony Springs (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 Stony Springs. 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 Stony Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stony Springs: Stony Spgs. (or less commonly used: Stony Spngs. or Stony Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Stony Springs is located in Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie County: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince George & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Stony Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Springs:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Stony Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Laird ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McKenney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Darvills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Ammon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Callaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Alberta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Edgerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ante
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Ezell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Powellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Kimages
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Matoaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Ettrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Winterpock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Chesterfield Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Jarratt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Radium
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Lochleven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Spainville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powhatan County
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Joyner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Adams Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Drewryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Sebrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Surry County
- Carsley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Springs.
Cemeteries Near Stony Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Springs.
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 Stony Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ampy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butterworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boisseau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowanta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dabney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Stony Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stony Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Springs, with the one closest to Stony Springs listed first.
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Laird ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Rowanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Burgess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Carson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Sutherland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Templeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Marmona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Derby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Matoaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Springs.
Newspapers Published in Stony Springs ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Stony Springs:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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> | 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 Stony Springs, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stony Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |