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 Windsor 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 Windsor 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.

Newspapers Published in Windsor 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 463 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windsor Farms.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windsor Farms, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windsor 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 websites either 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 Windsor Farms:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Windsor Farms ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor 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.

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 Windsor Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Gravel Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51245 <3>
• Riverview Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51878 <3>
• Hollywood Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50668 <3>
• Shockoe Hill Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
  • The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Schockoe Cemetery
  • Shockoe Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockoe Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <3>
• Hebrew Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173295 <3>
• Barton Heights Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barton Heights Cemetery is located in Richmond.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Heights Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319838 <3>
• Holy Cross Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50676 <3>
• Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the southeast of Richmond.
  • The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #980524 <3>
• Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
• Maury Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maury Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51085 <3>
• St. Johns Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
• Continue List   (243 more) ...
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641499 <3>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Beth El Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth El Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of Richmond.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1848688 <3>

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 Windsor Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windsor Farms.

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

• Bon Air
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
  • Bon Air is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Air <5>
• Dumbarton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
  • Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
• Westham
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
  • Westham is located in Henrico County
• Brook Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
  • Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
• Robious
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
  • Robious is located in Chesterfield County
• Laurel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Henrico County
• Lorraine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
  • Lorraine is located in Henrico County
• Ellerson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
  • Ellerson is located in Hanover County
• Glen Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <5>
• Atlee Station
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
  • Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
• Erin Shades
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Shades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Shades
  • Erin Shades is located in Henrico County
• Midlothian
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
  • Midlothian is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <5>
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Drewrys Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drewrys Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
    • Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
  • Fort Lee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
  • Highland Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
    • Highland Springs is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Springs <5>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/