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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 Taylors Ferry (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 Taylors Ferry. 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 Taylors Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Taylors Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Taylors Ferry may originally have been Taylor's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Ferry might be written as Taylor Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Taylors Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Taylors Ferry.
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 northeast 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 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.
Taylors Ferry 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 Taylors Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors Ferry:
- Hanover County (The home county of Taylors Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Hanover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Doswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Verdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Goodall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hewlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Casco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Central Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Bon Air
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Ampt Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Robious
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bensley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Midlothian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Meadowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Minor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Beazley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Millers Tavern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Tappahannock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Layton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Oilville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maidens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Hunton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Quail Walk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Chamberlayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Glen Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- East Highland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Lakeside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Dumbarton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Highland Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Cauthornville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Walkerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Crouch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Contra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King George County
- Port Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beulahville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Rumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Bumpass
(25 miles [40.2 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 <2>
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Harris ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Gays ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Shelfar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Tunstall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose Heights
(17 miles [27.4 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 Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Naylors
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Marye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Partlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Lewiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Snell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- Leedstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Taylors Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Ferry.
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 Taylors Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Signal Hill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luther Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wickham Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickham Family Cemetery
- The Wickham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Second Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Taylors Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Taylors Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors Ferry, with the one closest to Taylors Ferry listed first.
- Cady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Etna Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- Peaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Mangohick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mangohick is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangohick
- South Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Anna is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Anna
- Ashcake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcake is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcake
- Studley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- French Hay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- French Hay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hay
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Atlee Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Pole Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Ellerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Taylors Ferry ...
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 Taylors Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylors Ferry, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylors Ferry.
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 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 Taylors Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Taylors Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylors Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |