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 Williamson Farms (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 Williamson Farms. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Williamson Farms 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 Williamson Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamson Farms:
- Henrico County (The home county of Williamson Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Fort Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Varina
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- 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
- Sandston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Heckler Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Caroline County
- Burruss Corner
(29 miles [46.7 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 Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Bellwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Ampt Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Beulah Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chesterfield Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Grant Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(30 miles [48.3 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 Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Oilville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(29 miles [46.7 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 Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Gwathmey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Doswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Verdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Walkerton
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Romancoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Tunstall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Huguenot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(27 miles [43.5 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 Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Garysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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 Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 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 Williamson Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Williamson Farms.
Cemeteries Near Williamson Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamson Farms.
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 Williamson Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamson Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Montague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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<3> 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 <2>
- Varina Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] 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 <2>
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Cary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- First Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Williamson Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williamson Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamson Farms, with the one closest to Williamson Farms listed first.
- Fort Lee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Varina Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 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 northeast)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Highland Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Meadowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Elko
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Centralia
(8 miles [12.9 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 (16 more) ...
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Chesterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamson Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamson Farms.
Newspapers Published in Williamson Farms ...
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 Williamson Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamson Farms, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williamson Farms.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Williamson Farms:
- 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> | 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- Williamson Farms) 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 Williamson Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |