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 Valley Oaks (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 Valley Oaks. 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 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.
Valley Oaks 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 Valley Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley Oaks:
- Hanover County (The home county of Valley Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Westwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Verdon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Casco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Central Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- DeJarnette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bensley Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Meadowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chesterfield Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bon Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Grant Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Millers Tavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Beazley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Dunnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goochland County
- Oilville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Lee Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Heckler Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- East Highland Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Walkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cauthornville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Cumnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Mattaponi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Manquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Rumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Tuck Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Tunstall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Garysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valley Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Valley Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Valley Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley Oaks.
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 Valley Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dry Bridge Court Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Second Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Tabernacle Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Richmond.
- The Faith Tabernacle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Springs Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2250897 <3>
- Seven Pines National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <3>
- Antioch Baptist Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Valley Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valley Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valley Oaks, with the one closest to Valley Oaks listed first.
- Old Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Studley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pole Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Ellerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Fort Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Quinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Atlee Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Manquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valley Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valley Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Valley Oaks ...
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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley Oaks, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley Oaks.
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 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 Valley Oaks:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Hanover County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Valley Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Valley Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |