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 Bayside (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 Bayside. 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 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.
Bayside is located in Accomack 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 Accomack County: Somerset (MD), Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Bayside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bayside:
- Accomack County (The home county of Bayside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
- Greenbush
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Tasley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whitesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Onley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Accomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Accomac is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Onancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parksley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Metompkin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Locustville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melfa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crockett Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Bloxom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
- Exmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wardtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Pleasant Cove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Jamesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Nassawadox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Birdsnest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheps End
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheps End is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
- Bridgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Machipongo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
- Lawsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Crisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Daugherty Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Rehobeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Tylerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Ewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Stockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bayside, see our County-by-County Page for Bayside.
Cemeteries Near Bayside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayside.
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 Bayside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bayside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
- Onancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edge Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin/Hatton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin/Hatton
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin/Hatton is located outside and to the west of Melfa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258639 <2>
- Major Doughty Gravesite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloxom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (63 more) ...
- Wessells Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Haven Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bayside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bayside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
- Tasley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lee Mont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Chesconessex
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
- Onancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Onley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Justisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Hopkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Daugherty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daugherty is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Pastoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Parksley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cashville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Savageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hopeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Melfa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locustville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bayside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bayside.
Newspapers Published in Bayside ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayside, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayside.
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 helpful 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 Bayside:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Accomack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Northampton County
- Somerset County
- Worcester 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 Bayside, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bayside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |