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 Baylortown (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 Baylortown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Baylortown is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Baylortown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baylortown:
- Caroline County (The home county of Baylortown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- New London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- DeJarnette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Port Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Penola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Central Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Ruther Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burruss Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Loretto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Occupacia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunbrooke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Minor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Tappahannock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Doswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Beaverdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Hunton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Cauthornville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Walkerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Port Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Fairview Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Weedonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Ninde
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Somerset Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Dahlgren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Beulahville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Tuck Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Bumpass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Harris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Wilderness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Chamberlain Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Triangle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Newland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Naylors
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Tallent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Thornburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Massaponax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Leavells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Marye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Spotsylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Partlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Post Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- McHenry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Woodlanding Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Chatham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Falmouth Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- North Potomac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Leedstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Potomac Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Doncaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Cobb Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Mount Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Faulkner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baylortown, see our County-by-County Page for Baylortown.
Cemeteries Near Baylortown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baylortown.
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 Baylortown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baylortown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- Lakewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Dew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Kay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Baylortown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baylortown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baylortown, with the one closest to Baylortown listed first.
- New London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paige
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Upper Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
- Smoots
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smoots is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoots
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brandywine is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Corbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Whites ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whites is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Port Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Welchs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Balty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baylortown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baylortown.
Newspapers Published in Baylortown ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baylortown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baylortown, 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 Baylortown.
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 either 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 Baylortown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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 Baylortown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baylortown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |