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 West View (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 West View. 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 West View ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West View: W. View
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West View.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
West View is located in Goochland 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 Goochland County: Cumberland, Fluvanna, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa & Powhatan.
Below are the counties that are near West View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West View:
- Goochland County (The home county of West View)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Goochland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maidens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Thorncliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Scottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Lodore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Paineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Amelia Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rodophil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Earls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- New Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gravel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Dillwyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Curdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Enonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Midlothian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Robious
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Bon Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winterpock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Chesterfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lakeside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trents Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cotton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lake Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Nicholas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Vontay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Casco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Hylas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Montpelier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Tylers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Gwathmey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Beaverdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hewlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Lorraine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Short Pump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Wyndham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Tuckahoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Glen Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hunton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Dumbarton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Quail Walk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Longdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Shelfar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Vigor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Bells Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Cuckoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Pendleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Medlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bumpass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Trevilians
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Beaumont
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Belona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Pilkinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West View, see our County-by-County Page for West View.
Cemeteries Near West View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West View.
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 West View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Belmead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cartersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meador Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West View had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Three Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Three Square is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Square
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jefferson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Trenholm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
- Pemberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Michaux
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Cedar Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Elk Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Hill
- Fife
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maidens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bush Park ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bush Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Belona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West View. See our List of 1890's Communities around West View.
Newspapers Published in West View ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around West View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West View, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 West View:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Goochland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond 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> | 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 '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- West View) 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 West View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |