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 Swift Creek Farms (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 Swift Creek Farms. 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 Swift Creek Farms ...
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.
Another variation: Swiftcreek Farms.
- A typical abbreviation for Swift Creek Farms: Swift Crk. Farms (or less commonly used: Swift Ck. Farms or Swift Cr. Farms)
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 and doctors 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.
Swift Creek Farms 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 Swift Creek Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swift Creek Farms:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Swift Creek Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Otterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Chesterfield Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midlothian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chesterfield Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Holly ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Winterpock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Beulah Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Masons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lodore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Kimages
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Sutherland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Rowanta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Darvills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Laird ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- McKenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Thorncliff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Oilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goochland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 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 Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Casco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Gwathmey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vontay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Lorraine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tuckahoe Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Varina Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Dumbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Varina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Heckler Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Deep Bottom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Willowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- Tunstall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Nottoway County
- Spainville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Huguenot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 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 Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Richmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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 Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swift Creek Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Swift Creek Farms.
Cemeteries Near Swift Creek Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swift Creek Farms.
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 Swift Creek Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swift Creek Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Brown Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Tomahawk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dale Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fuqua Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Bethia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Second Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Swift Creek Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swift Creek Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swift Creek Farms, with the one closest to Swift Creek Farms listed first.
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perdue is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Otterdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Midlothian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Holly ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Robious
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Hallsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Drewrys Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Bon Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Skinquarter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swift Creek Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swift Creek Farms.
Newspapers Published in Swift Creek Farms ...
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 Swift Creek Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swift Creek Farms, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swift Creek Farms.
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 websites either 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 Swift Creek Farms:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- 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> | 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 Swift Creek Farms, 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 from Point A (ie- Swift Creek Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |