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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 occur.
- 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.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wilsons Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilsons 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 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.
Wilsons Corner is located in Amelia 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 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)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Amelia Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ammon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Masons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Lodore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Alberta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- 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)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Holly ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Otterdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Midlothian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Robious
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Matoaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Centralia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bon Air
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trents Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Lakeside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Sutherland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- McKenney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grant Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Laird ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
- Thorncliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(28 miles [45.1 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)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- 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)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Varina Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Dumbarton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- 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)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Nutbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Lochleven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- 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)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crewe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Burkeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- 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)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Belona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Huguenot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Michaux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
- Green Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilsons Corner, with the one closest to Wilsons Corner listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilsons Corner, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Wilsons Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Craddock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <3>
- Rennie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 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)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro
- Earls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Denaro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denaro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denaro
- Chula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Amelia Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otterburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Namozine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
- Winterpock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Skinquarter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Pilkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Mattoax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Wilsons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wellville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellville
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
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.
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]<5>. 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 first turn to 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 Wilsons Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Henrico County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wilsons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilsons Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |