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 Wayside (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 Wayside. 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 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.
Wayside is located in Charles City 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 Charles City County: Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Wayside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wayside:
- Charles City County (The home county of Wayside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Kimages
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Charles City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthville
(8 miles [12.9 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 Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Braebrook Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Ampt Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Drewrys Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Grant Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Westwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Deep Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Elko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Turner Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Currituck Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Varina Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Green Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Fort Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Lee Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Fair Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Norge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Mattaponi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cumnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Plain View
(30 miles [48.3 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 Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Lanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Manquin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Romancoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Rumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- New Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Plum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dendron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wayside, see our County-by-County Page for Wayside.
Cemeteries Near Wayside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wayside.
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 Wayside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wayside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glendale National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Appomattox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- City Point National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Varina.
- The Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hardy Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221996 <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 Wayside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wayside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wayside, with the one closest to Wayside listed first.
- Shirley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Westover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Mountcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Elko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Ruthville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Weyanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Providence Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Varina Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wayside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wayside.
Newspapers Published in Wayside ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wayside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wayside, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wayside.
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 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 Wayside:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Charles City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wayside) 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 Wayside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |