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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 Walmsley Village (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 Walmsley Village. 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 Walmsley Village ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Walmsley Village: Walmsley Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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.

Walmsley Village is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Walmsley Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walmsley Village:

  • Richmond County     (The home county of Walmsley Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Cherry Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Chippenham Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Masons Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
    • Ammon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
    • Earls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Amelia Court House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lodore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
  • Caroline County
    • Burruss Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Kimages
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Roxbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Westover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Charles City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ruthville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Ampt Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Bensley Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Beulah Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Bellwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Chesterfield Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Bon Air
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centralia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Robious
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Grant Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Addison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Maitland Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • Sutherland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rowanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
    • Hebron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Oilville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorncliff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Maidens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Mechanicsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlee Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Gwathmey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Westwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Hylas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Ashland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Rockville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Casco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Goodall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Taylorsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Vontay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Doswell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Oakland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Montrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Varina Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
    • Varina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Varina is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
    • Fort Lee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Heckler Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
    • Oak Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Turner Woods
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
    • East Highland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
    • Sandston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumbarton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Fair Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Deep Bottom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • King and Queen County
    • Walkerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Enfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Tuck Fork
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Lanesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Beulahville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Tunstall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
    • New Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Beaumont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Michaux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Belona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Garysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
    • Derby ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Derby is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Newville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Burrowsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.
    • Richmond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Montrose Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walmsley Village, see our County-by-County Page for Walmsley Village.

Cemeteries Near Walmsley Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walmsley Village.

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 Walmsley Village - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walmsley Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.

  • Cary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Maury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Varina.
    • The Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205347 <2>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Giea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centralia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...
    • Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Varina Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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 Walmsley Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walmsley Village.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Walmsley Village, with the one closest to Walmsley Village listed first.

  • Drewrys Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
  • Chesterfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Centralia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Varina Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
  • Bon Air
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fort Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
  • Fendley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
  • Robious
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Cotman ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cotman is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
  • Westham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westham is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
  • Seven Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Fair Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Highland Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brook Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walmsley Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walmsley Village.

Newspapers Published in Walmsley Village ...

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 469 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walmsley Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walmsley Village, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walmsley Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Walmsley Village:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walmsley Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Walmsley Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.