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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 Wayland (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 Wayland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wayland is located in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.

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

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of Wayland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Bon Air
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Robious
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
    • Chesterfield Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
    • Midlothian
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ampt Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
    • Bensley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
    • Otterdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
    • Bensley Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
    • Beulah Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
    • Drewrys Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fendley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
    • Bellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Masons Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Amelia Court House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lodore is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
    • Earls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Burruss Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
    • Ruther Glen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Penola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Penola is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Kimages
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimages is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
    • Westover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Charles City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Addison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Grant Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
    • Sutherland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Maitland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
    • 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 Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Oilville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorncliff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
    • Maidens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Goochland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
    • Enon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Fife
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Hylas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hylas is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
    • Atlee Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
    • Mechanicsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gwathmey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
    • Rockville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Casco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Casco is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Ashland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Goodall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Goodall is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
    • Vontay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vontay is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
    • Hanover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Montpelier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Taylorsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Westwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Westwood is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Tuckahoe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lorraine
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
    • Dumbarton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
    • Lakeside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeside is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Laurel Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
    • Short Pump
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Laurel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • East Highland Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
    • Oak Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Chamberlayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
    • Glen Allen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell City
    • Hopewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Enfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Enfield is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Manquin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuck Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Fork is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
    • Rumford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
    • Beulahville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beulahville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Willowbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Shelfar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jackson is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Bumpass
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bumpass is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
      • Bumpass has also been known as:
      • Bumpas
      • Bumpass Junction
      • Bumpass Station
      • Bumpass Turnout
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
  • New Kent County
    • Tunstall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Tunstall is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
  • Nottoway County
    • Spainville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Huguenot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
    • Dorset
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Pilkinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Michaux
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
    • Beaumont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Belona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Prince George County
    • Garysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Richmond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Montrose Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 Wayland, with the one closest to Wayland listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
    • Cherry Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
    • Walmsley Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village

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

Cemeteries Near Wayland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayland.

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 Wayland - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gravel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Trabur Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Westhampton Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Central Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside of Richmond
    • The Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202767 <3>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Giea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Wayland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wayland.

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

  • Bon Air
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Robious
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Westham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Westham is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
  • Lorraine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Midlothian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dumbarton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Vinita
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinita is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
  • Gayton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gayton is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayton
  • Erin Shades
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
  • Huguenot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Hallsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hallsboro is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
  • Brook Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Laurel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Manakin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Manakin is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manakin
    • Otterdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale

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

Newspapers Published in Wayland ...

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 462 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wayland, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wayland.

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 Wayland:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wayland) 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 Wayland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.