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 Barham (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 Barham. 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 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.
Barham is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Charles City, James City, Prince George, Southampton & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Barham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barham:
- Surry County (The home county of Barham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Carsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beachland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Itata
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Homewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kimages
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Roxbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Braebrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Ettrick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meadowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bollinger Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Matoaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Bellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Bensley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Beulah Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Grant Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Rowanta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Maitland Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Sutherland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Greensville County
- Jarratt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elko
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Turner Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Varina Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Green Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Lee Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Fort Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Sandston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Raynor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Rushmere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Zuni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Magnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Norge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- New Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plum Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Newport News City
- Lee Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Richmond City
- Montrose Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Ivor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Sebrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Joyner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Sedley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Black Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Burdette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Worrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Capron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barham, see our County-by-County Page for Barham.
Cemeteries Near Barham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barham.
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 Barham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Newville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gwaltney Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waverly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Merchants Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (206 more) ...
- Brandon Plantation Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Barham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barham, with the one closest to Barham listed first.
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Savedge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Savedge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savedge
- Burrowsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Disputanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Weyanoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weyanoke is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tettington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barham.
Newspapers Published in Barham ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barham, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barham.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Barham:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Sussex 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Barham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Barham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |