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 Whitlock Estates (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 Whitlock Estates. 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 Whitlock Estates ...
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 Whitlock Estates: Whitlock Ests.
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 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.
Whitlock Estates is located in Henrico 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 Henrico County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Whitlock Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitlock Estates:
- Henrico County (The home county of Whitlock Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Turner Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Fort Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Lee Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Deep Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Sandston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Heckler Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Ammon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Masons Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Caroline County
- Burruss Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Roxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(17 miles [27.4 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 Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Ampt Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Beulah Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Oilville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Atlee Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Doswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Walkerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Manquin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Lanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Romancoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Beulahville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Tunstall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Garysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(12 miles [19.3 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 Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitlock Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Whitlock Estates.
Cemeteries Near Whitlock Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitlock Estates.
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 Whitlock Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitlock Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Varina Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Varina.
- The Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fourmile Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179892 <3>
- Montague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Varina.
- The Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205347 <3>
- Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Whitlock Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitlock Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitlock Estates, with the one closest to Whitlock Estates listed first.
- Varina Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Fort Lee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Seven Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Glendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Elko
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Drewrys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Whitlock Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitlock Estates.
Newspapers Published in Whitlock Estates ...
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 469 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitlock Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitlock Estates, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitlock Estates.
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 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 Whitlock Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henrico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitlock Estates) 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 Whitlock Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |