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 Westover Heights (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 Westover Heights. 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 Westover Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Westover Heights: Westover Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest 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 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.
Westover Heights 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 Westover Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westover Heights:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Westover Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Chesterfield Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bon Air
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robious
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Ampt Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bensley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Beulah Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Midlothian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Chesterfield Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Masons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Amelia Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Earls
(28 miles [45.1 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 Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Roxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Grant Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(30 miles [48.3 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 Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Oilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maidens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hylas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Casco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Goodall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Vontay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Dumbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Tuckahoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lakeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- East Highland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Heckler Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Laurel Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Chamberlayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Tuckahoe Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- Walkerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Rumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Lanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Shelfar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Gays ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Tunstall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Huguenot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Garysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights
(7 miles [11.3 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 Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(4 miles [6.4 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 Westover Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Westover Heights.
Cemeteries Near Westover Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westover Heights.
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 Westover Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westover Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50668 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51878 <2>
- Brown Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Giea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173295 <2>
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schockoe Cemetery
- Shockoe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <2>
- Barton Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Westover Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westover Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westover Heights, with the one closest to Westover Heights listed first.
- Bon Air
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Westham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Robious
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Dumbarton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lorraine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Brook Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Midlothian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Erin Shades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
- Ellerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vinita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westover Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westover Heights.
Newspapers Published in Westover Heights ...
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 463 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westover Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westover Heights, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westover Heights.
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 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 Westover Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- 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> | 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 Westover Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westover Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |