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 Waterloo (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 Waterloo. 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.
Waterloo 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 Waterloo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterloo:
- Hanover County (The home county of Waterloo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Westwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Doswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Goodall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 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 Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- 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
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Penola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette
(29 miles [46.7 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 Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Meadowville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- 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
- Ampt Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bellwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bon Air
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- Grant Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Minor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Tappahannock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Adner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Glenns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Currituck Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Green Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Turner Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Heckler Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- James City County
- Norge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Walkerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cumnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cauthornville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Contra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Mattaponi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Tuck Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Romancoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Beulahville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Nesting
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Tunstall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan County
- Huguenot
(29 miles [46.7 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 Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Garysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 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 Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- York County
- Barlows Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterloo, see our County-by-County Page for Waterloo.
Cemeteries Near Waterloo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterloo.
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 Waterloo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterloo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cold Harbor National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Bridge Court Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Pines National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of Richmond.
- The Washington Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52573 <3>
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 Waterloo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterloo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Tunstall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Quinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Tallysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Manquin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Studley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Seven Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Roxbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Pole Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pole Green is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Green
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterloo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterloo.
Newspapers Published in Waterloo ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterloo, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterloo.
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 Waterloo:
- 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
- Gloucester County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- York 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterloo) 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 Waterloo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |