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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 Wilsons 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 Wilsons 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 Wilsons 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wilsons Corner: Wilsons Cor. (or less commonly used: Wilsons Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Wilsons Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wilsons Corner may originally have been Wilson's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wilsons Corner might be written as Wilson Corner.

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 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.

Wilsons Corner is located in Amelia County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.

Below are the counties that are near Wilsons Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilsons Corner:

  • Amelia County     (The home county of Wilsons Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Earls
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
      • Earls is located in Amelia County
    • Amelia Court House
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ammon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
      • Ammon is located in Amelia County
    • Masons Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
      • Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
    • Paineville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
  • Brunswick County
    • Alberta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Chesterfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Winterpock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
      • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
    • Otterdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
      • Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
    • Midlothian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesterfield Court House
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
      • Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
    • Robious
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
      • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
    • Matoaca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
      • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bon Air
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesterfield Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
      • Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Beulah Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
      • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Bollinger Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
      • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
    • Braebrook Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braebrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
      • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Chester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Colonial Heights City
    • Colonial Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
      • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cotton Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Guinea Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
      • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Trents Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Lakeside Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Trenton Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Wilsons
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
      • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Darvills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Addison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
    • McKenney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Grant Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
      • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Maitland Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
      • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Maidens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Goochland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Henrico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Lorraine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
      • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
    • Tuckahoe Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
      • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
    • Tuckahoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Short Pump
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Henrico County
    • Varina Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
      • Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Dumbarton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
      • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Kenbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
    • Nutbush
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
    • Victoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
    • Meherrin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
    • Lochleven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Spainville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
      • Spainville is located in Nottoway County
    • Blackstone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <3>
    • Crewe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <3>
    • Burkeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
      • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <3>
    • Winnie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
  • Petersburg City
    • Petersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Pilkinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
    • Huguenot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguenot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
      • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
    • Beaumont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
  • Prince Edward County
    • Farmville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <3>
  • Richmond City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Montrose Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
      • Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
    • Chippenham Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippenham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
      • Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
    • Walmsley Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walmsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
      • Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
    • Cherry Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
      • Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilsons Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Wilsons Corner.

Newspapers Published in Wilsons 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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsons Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilsons Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilsons Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wilsons Corner:

Cemeteries Near Wilsons Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilsons 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilsons Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
  • Gills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gills Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Farley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Cemetery
  • Craddock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craddock Cemetery
  • Big Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Oak Cemetery
  • Moores Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
  • Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (260 more) ...
    • Amelia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amelia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amelia Cemetery
    • Rennie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rennie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rennie Cemetery
    • Mt. Level Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Level Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Wilsons Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilsons Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.

  • Mannboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro
    • Mannboro is located in Amelia County
  • Earls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
    • Earls is located in Amelia County
  • Denaro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denaro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
    • Denaro is located in Amelia County
  • Chula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Chula is located in Amelia County
  • Amelia Court House
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Otterburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
    • Otterburn is located in Amelia County
  • Namozine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namozine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
    • Namozine is located in Amelia County
  • Winterpock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
    • Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
  • Skinquarter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinquarter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
    • Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
  • Pilkinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
    • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
  • Mattoax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
    • Mattoax is located in Amelia County
  • Wilsons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
    • Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
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    • Hebron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Wellville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellville
      • Wellville is located in Nottoway County
    • Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Chesterfield County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilsons Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilsons Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilsons Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/

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Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Wilsons Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilsons Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2907, Longitude: -77.8764       In this case, the coordinates for Wilsons Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Wilsons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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