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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 Templeton (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 Templeton. 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 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.
Templeton is located in Prince George 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 Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Templeton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Templeton:
- Prince George County (The home county of Templeton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Amelia County
- Ammon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Callaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Ettrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Matoaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Rowanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Grant Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Jarratt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Radium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Varina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Elko
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fort Lee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lee Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Currituck Farms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Sandston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond City
- Montrose Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 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 Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Joyner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Sebrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Drewryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Worrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- 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
- Capron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Ivor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Carsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Surry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beachland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Templeton, see our County-by-County Page for Templeton.
Cemeteries Near Templeton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Templeton.
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 Templeton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Templeton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowanta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <2>
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Templeton had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Templeton, with the one closest to Templeton listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Carson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Rowanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Disputanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Booker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ettrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Matoaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Laird ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Templeton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Templeton.
Newspapers Published in Templeton ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Templeton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Templeton, 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 Templeton.
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 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 Templeton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- 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 Templeton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Templeton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |