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 Yahley Mills Estates (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 Yahley Mills Estates. 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 Yahley Mills Estates ...
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 Yahley Mills Estates: Yahley Mls. Ests. (or less commonly used: Yahley Mlls. Ests.)
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.
Yahley Mills Estates 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 Yahley Mills Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yahley Mills Estates:
- Henrico County (The home county of Yahley Mills Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Turner Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Fort Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Deep Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Lee Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Ampt Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Drewrys Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Chesterfield Court House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(14 miles [22.5 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 southwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Grant Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Maitland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Rockville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goodall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- James City County
- Norge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Walkerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Mattaponi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cumnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Manquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Lanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Romancoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beulahville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Tunstall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Huguenot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(30 miles [48.3 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 Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Garysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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 Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(14 miles [22.5 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 Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Sussex County
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yahley Mills Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Yahley Mills Estates.
Cemeteries Near Yahley Mills Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yahley Mills Estates.
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 Yahley Mills Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yahley Mills Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Varina.
- The Hardy Central Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hardy Central Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221996 <3>
- Waller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of Richmond.
- The Washington Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52573 <3>
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Four Mile Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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 <3>
- Glendale National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willis UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale Community Bible Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Watkins Grace Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Montague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Harrison National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Pines National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Yahley Mills Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yahley Mills Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yahley Mills Estates, with the one closest to Yahley Mills Estates listed first.
- Cotman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cotman is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotman
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Varina Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Fort Lee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Seven Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Elko
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fair Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Meadowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Highland Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Dispatch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dispatch is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Drewrys Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yahley Mills Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yahley Mills Estates.
Newspapers Published in Yahley Mills Estates ...
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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yahley Mills Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yahley Mills Estates, 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 Yahley Mills Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Yahley Mills Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Henrico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Hanover County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yahley Mills Estates) 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 Yahley Mills Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |