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 Wickham Corner (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 Wickham Corner. 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 Wickham Corner ...
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 Wickham Corner: Wickham Cor. (or less commonly used: Wickham Crn.)
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.
Wickham Corner is located in Louisa 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 Louisa County: Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Orange & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Wickham Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wickham Corner:
- Louisa County (The home county of Wickham Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bumpass
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Gays ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Cuckoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Willowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Harris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Vigor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Trevilians
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Albemarle County
- Cobham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Penola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Robious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Midlothian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bon Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Kents Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Columbia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Oilville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Tabscott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Goochland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maidens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Fife
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Tylers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montpelier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Vontay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Goodall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hylas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Doswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Wyndham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Short Pump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Glen Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Tuckahoe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Laurel Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lorraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Longdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Tuckahoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Dumbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- King William County
- Tuck Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Danton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Madison Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Wilderness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Montpelier Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Beaumont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Huguenot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Dorset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Glenora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Partlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Marye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Margo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Post Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wickham Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Wickham Corner.
Cemeteries Near Wickham Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wickham Corner.
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 Wickham Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wickham Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shelton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Church of Our Saviour Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove Memorial Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <2>
- Cooke Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallers Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (164 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Wickham Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wickham Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wickham Corner, with the one closest to Wickham Corner listed first.
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Locust Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Bumpass
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Mabelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Tylers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Cuckoo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harris ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Pendleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Orchid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Montpelier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dabneys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wickham Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wickham Corner.
Newspapers Published in Wickham Corner ...
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 Wickham Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wickham Corner, 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 Wickham Corner.
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 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 Wickham Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Louisa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Caroline County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King William County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wickham Corner) 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 Wickham Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |