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 Woodhaven Shores (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 Woodhaven Shores. 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 Woodhaven Shores ...
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 Woodhaven Shores: Woodhaven Shrs.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Woodhaven Shores is located in New Kent 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 New Kent County: Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, James City, King and Queen & King William.
Below are the counties that are near Woodhaven Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodhaven Shores:
- New Kent County (The home county of Woodhaven Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Tunstall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ruthville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kimages
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Ampt Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bellwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Drewrys Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Braebrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Chesterfield Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Grant Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Minor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Bowlers Wharf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Adner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Glenns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Ark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Belroi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Clay Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lee Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Turner Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Sandston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Fort Lee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Highland Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Norge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Walkerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mattaponi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bruington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cumnor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Contra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Plain View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Cauthornville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Lanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Manquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Romancoke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Rumford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Enfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Remlik
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Garysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(22 miles [35.4 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 Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Claremont
(20 miles [32.2 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodhaven Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Woodhaven Shores.
Cemeteries Near Woodhaven Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodhaven Shores.
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 Woodhaven Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodhaven Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elko Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Richmond.
- The Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rising Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265120 <3>
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Woodhaven Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodhaven Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodhaven Shores, with the one closest to Woodhaven Shores listed first.
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Quinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountcastle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountcastle is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountcastle
- Tallysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tallysville is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallysville
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Providence Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Tunstall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Ruthville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Seven Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fair Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Walkers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Old Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodhaven Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodhaven Shores.
Newspapers Published in Woodhaven Shores ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodhaven Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodhaven Shores, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodhaven Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Woodhaven Shores:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to New Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Middlesex County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodhaven Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woodhaven Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |