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Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It was settled in 1607 by an English settler named Capt. Christopher Newport and Capt. John Smith. The site was previously inhabited by the Powhatan Indians. Read More »

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Henrico County, Virginia

Beulah Cemetery, 13 km (8 miles)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, 13 km (8 miles)
Bennets Store (historical), 14 km (9 miles)
Mountain Laurel, 14 km (9 miles)
Bethel Cemetery, 16 km (10 miles)
Mount Vernon Cemetery, 17 km (10 miles)
Fair Hill, 19 km (12 miles)

Chesterfield County, Virginia

Mount Giea Cemetery, 13 km (8 miles)
Old Coach Hills, 13 km (8 miles)
Mount Nebo, 13 km (8 miles)
Beulah, 13 km (8 miles)
Woodmont, 14 km (8 miles)
Fairpines, 14 km (9 miles)
Beulah Village, 14 km (9 miles)
Bellwood Estates, 14 km (9 miles)
Licking Creek Fishing Club, 15 km (10 miles)
Sixty West Commercial Plaza, 16 km (10 miles)
Falling Creek Farms, 16 km (10 miles)
Felipos Mobile Court, 17 km (11 miles)
Bellmeade, 18 km (11 miles)
Mount Pisgah Cemetery, 19 km (12 miles)
Bermuda District, 22 km (14 miles)
Fendley (historical), 22 km (14 miles)
Bermuda Place, 22 km (14 miles)
Hidden Valley Estates, 23 km (14 miles)
Mistwood Forest, 24 km (15 miles)
Bermuda Memorial Park, 24 km (15 miles)
Bethel Cemetery, 25 km (15 miles)
Walthall Mill, 25 km (16 miles)
Mount Minnis Memorial Park, 25 km (16 miles)
Walthall, 26 km (16 miles)
Mount Gilead Cemetery, 26 km (16 miles)
Bermuda Hundred, 27 km (16 miles)
Somerset, 27 km (17 miles)
Boulevard Heights, 28 km (18 miles)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, 29 km (18 miles)
Bethia Cemetery, 30 km (18 miles)
Hickory Hill Estates, 33 km (21 miles)
Sandy Ridge, 34 km (21 miles)
Ettrick Cemetery, 35 km (22 miles)
Beverly Acres, 35 km (22 miles)
Skinquarter, 35 km (22 miles)
Skinquarter Cemetery, 35 km (22 miles)

Schools in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Beulah Elementary School, 13 km (8 miles)
Evergreen Elementary School, 20 km (12 miles)
Bermuda Elementary School, 23 km (15 miles)
Bermuda Academy, 24 km (15 miles)
Ettrick Elementary School, 34 km (21 miles)

Schools in Henrico County, Virginia

Faith Baptist Church Christian School, 14 km (9 miles)
Bethel School (historical), 16 km (10 miles)

Buildings in Henrico County, Virginia

Trent House (historical), 14 km (9 miles)

Hanover County, Virginia

Beulah Cemetery, 15 km (9 miles)
Lincoln Park, 17 km (11 miles)
Benthill, 18 km (11 miles)
Beaties Mill, 18 km (11 miles)
Rainier Estates, 18 km (11 miles)
Sinclair Manor, 19 km (12 miles)
Linney Corners, 20 km (12 miles)
Liggans Corner, 20 km (13 miles)
Mount Hermon Heights, 22 km (14 miles)
Ashland Business Center, 22 km (14 miles)
Mount Hermon Cemetery, 22 km (14 miles)
Slash Cottage, 23 km (14 miles)
Farmers Shop Corner, 24 km (15 miles)
Farrington, 25 km (16 miles)
Bethel Cemetery, 28 km (18 miles)
South Anna, 29 km (18 miles)
South Anna District, 31 km (19 miles)
Sneeds Mill (historical), 34 km (21 miles)
Beaverdam District, 36 km (22 miles)

Parks in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Bird Athletic Complex, 18 km (11 miles)
Bird Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Ettrick Park, 33 km (21 miles)
Colbert Baseball Field, 34 km (21 miles)

Plains in Henrico County, Virginia

The Slash, 19 km (12 miles)

Industrial Areas in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Bermuda Park Industrial Park, 21 km (13 miles)

Industrial Areas in Hanover County, Virginia

Highland Industrial Park, 21 km (13 miles)

Springs in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Ware Bottom Spring, 22 km (14 miles)

Streams in Hanover County, Virginia

Slayden Creek, 23 km (14 miles)
South Anna River, 29 km (18 miles)
Falling Creek, 30 km (19 miles)
Clapper Creek, 31 km (19 miles)

Reservoirs in Hanover County, Virginia

Walden Pond, 24 km (15 miles)

Goochland County, Virginia

Few Acres Farm, 24 km (15 miles)
Hickory Haven, 25 km (16 miles)
Mount Olive Terrace, 28 km (17 miles)
Smokey Hollow, 35 km (22 miles)

Buildings in Hanover County, Virginia

War Memorial Gymnasium, 24 km (15 miles)

Streams in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Licking Creek, 25 km (16 miles)
Ashton Creek, 26 km (16 miles)
Church Branch, 30 km (19 miles)
Big Branch, 32 km (20 miles)

Schools in King William County, Virginia

Etna Mills School (historical), 28 km (17 miles)

Bars in King William County, Virginia

Skidmore Bar, 28 km (18 miles)

Charles City County, Virginia

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, 28 km (18 miles)
Berkeley, 34 km (21 miles)
Evelynton Plantation, 34 km (21 miles)

Capes in Prince George County, Virginia

City Point, 29 km (18 miles)

City of Hopewell, Virginia

City Point (historical), 29 km (18 miles)
City Point National Cemetery, 29 km (18 miles)
Highland Park, 30 km (19 miles)

Parks in City of Hopewell, Virginia

Appomattox Manor Park, 29 km (18 miles)
City Point Playground, 29 km (18 miles)

Buildings in City of Hopewell, Virginia

City Point House, 29 km (18 miles)

Parks in City of Colonial Heights, Virginia

Berberich Park, 30 km (18 miles)

New Kent County, Virginia

Mountcastle, 32 km (20 miles)

Prince George County, Virginia

Evergreen Plantation, 33 km (20 miles)
Sixth Street Gate, 33 km (21 miles)
Birchett Estate, 34 km (21 miles)
Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 36 km (22 miles)

Schools in City of Colonial Heights, Virginia

Flora M Hill Elementary School, 33 km (20 miles)

Caroline County, Virginia

Bethel Cemetery, 33 km (20 miles)
Dawn, 33 km (21 miles)

Reservoirs in King William County, Virginia

Moncuin Pond, 33 km (20 miles)

King William County, Virginia

Liberty Hall Cemetery, 33 km (20 miles)
Liberty Hall, 33 km (20 miles)
Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery, 34 km (21 miles)
Falls, 35 km (22 miles)

Schools in Caroline County, Virginia

Little Bethel School (historical), 33 km (20 miles)

Streams in Prince George County, Virginia

Bickers Creek, 33 km (21 miles)
Billy Creek, 33 km (21 miles)

Streams in New Kent County, Virginia

Beus Swamp, 34 km (21 miles)

Post Offices in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Ettrick Post Office, 34 km (21 miles)

Libraries in Chesterfield County, Virginia

Ettrick-Matoaca Branch Chesterfield County Library, 35 km (21 miles)

Powhatan County, Virginia

Clayville, 35 km (22 miles)

Streams in Caroline County, Virginia

Millpond Creek, 36 km (22 miles)

Reservoirs in City of Petersburg, Virginia

Soldiers Pond, 36 km (22 miles)

Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Ferndale Park, 36 km (22 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Abguar Chak Kaur, an intermittent stream in Balochistan, Pakistan
Azem in South Region, Cameroon
Bagatholuwagama in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Belaya Pashnya in Perm Krai, Russia
Boharigau9 in Boharigau, Darchula, Mahakali Zone, Far Western Region, Nepal
Brown Cemetery in Florence County, South Carolina
Bukit Sambuenga, a mountain in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Cassamba, a stream in Provincia do Zaire, Angola
Cauca in Departamento de Casanare, Colombia
Center Hill Recreation Area, a park in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Cerro Prieto, a mountain in Departamento de Ayacucho, Peru
Dhol Ragha in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
Guyer Hot Springs, a spring in Blaine County, Idaho
Ishan al Kubab in Muhafazat Wasit, Iraq
Ivanovskiy in Vologodskaya Oblast', Russia
Ivaro in Madagascar

Lac Fortuna, a lake in Quebec
Little Escambia Baptist Church, a church in Escambia County, Alabama
Menoro in Central Java, Indonesia
Montezuma in Zimbabwe
Nanping in Hunan Sheng, China
Noxapater, population 472 in Winston County, Mississippi
Owrqeh Kuh, a mountain in Ostan-e Semnan, Iran
Qararat al Qataf, a depression in Libya
Reserve de parc national du Canada Nahanni, a reserve in Northwest Territories
Sidi Bu Della in Tunisia
Sisakhani9 in Sisakhani, Kabhre Palanchok, Bagmati Zone, Central Region, Nepal
Takounkou in Prefecture de Boffa, Guinea
Tansjarv, a house in Overkalix Kommun, Norrbottens Laen, Sweden
Whitaker Hollow, a valley in Wayne County, Tennessee
White Rock Gulch, a valley in Baker County, Oregon

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