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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Zoar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Zoar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zoar, please Contact Us.
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 Zoar (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 Zoar. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Zoar is historic, it would have been located within present day Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: Amelia, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Hopewell City, Prince George & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Zoar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zoar:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Zoar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Winterpock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Holly ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Midlothian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Robious
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Chesterfield Court House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bon Air
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Beulah Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Masons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Lodore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Brunswick County
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 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 west)
- Cotton Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Lakeside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Sutherland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- McKenney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Rowanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Maidens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goochland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oilville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Vontay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Casco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Atlee Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Lorraine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Tuckahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Short Pump
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Laurel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Wyndham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Varina Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Spainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crewe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burkeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Winnie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Pilkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Huguenot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Belona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Michaux
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights
(26 miles [41.8 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 Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 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 Zoar, see our County-by-County Page for Zoar.
Cemeteries Near Zoar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zoar.
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 Zoar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zoar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Sappony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skinquarter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centenary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Cheatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crump Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Zoar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zoar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zoar, with the one closest to Zoar listed first.
- Skinquarter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skinquarter is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinquarter
- Pilkinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Chula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Winterpock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Mattoax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Genito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Mannboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mannboro is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannboro
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Dorset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Otterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Amelia Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Namozine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Namozine is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namozine
- Otterburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Earls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zoar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zoar.
Newspapers Published in Zoar ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zoar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zoar, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zoar.
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 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 Zoar:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Colonial Heights City
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Zoar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Zoar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |