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 Summit (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 Summit. 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 and doctors 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.
Summit is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Summit. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summit:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Summit)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Holly ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Chesterfield Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Robious
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Beulah Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Chesterfield Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Ammon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Masons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Earls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lodore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Kimages
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Darvills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Laird ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- McKenney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Thorncliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oilville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(24 miles [38.6 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 Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Gwathmey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Vontay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goodall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Lorraine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tuckahoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Dumbarton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Montrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Deep Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Short Pump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Spainville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crewe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Dorset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Huguenot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summit, see our County-by-County Page for Summit.
Cemeteries Near Summit ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summit.
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 Summit - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summit covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Bethia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fuqua Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centenary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Second Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crump Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sappony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dale Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Summit had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summit, with the one closest to Summit listed first.
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Holly ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Otterdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Skinquarter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Namozine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
- Hallsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Marmona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marmona is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmona
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Midlothian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mannboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro
- Dorset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summit. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summit.
Newspapers Published in Summit ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summit.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summit, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summit.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Summit:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond 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> | 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 Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Summit) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |