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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 Beverly (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 Beverly. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Beverly is located in Northampton County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Below are the counties that are near Beverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beverly:

  • Northampton County     (The home county of Beverly)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Pat Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
    • Bayview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Cheriton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Eastville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cherrystone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
    • Cape Charles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Machipongo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cheapside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cheapside is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Birdsnest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Sheps End
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
    • Marionville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Nassawadox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Accomack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Savage Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Savage Town is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
    • Cats Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
    • Painter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Keller
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Locust Mount
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
    • Wachapreague
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Crockett Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
    • Melfa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Locustville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Onley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Onancock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Tasley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Achilles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • Rowes Haven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
    • North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Crab
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Crab is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
  • Hampton City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Buckroe Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
    • Phoebus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
    • Hampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
  • Lancaster County
    • Westland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • New Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Onemo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Peary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • Diggs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaverlett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Susan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • Ruff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Mathews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardinal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Stingray Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Amburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
  • Poquoson City
    • Poquoson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia Beach City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Cape Henry Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
    • North Virginia Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
    • Dare
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Yorkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Yorkville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beverly, see our County-by-County Page for Beverly.

Cemeteries Near Beverly ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beverly.

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 Beverly - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.

  • Whitehead Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cape Charles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tomb of Custin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillips Place Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belle Haven Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Owens Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Horn Harbor Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Borum Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hurst Burial Ground
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Beverly in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beverly.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.

  • Bayview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Seaview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Seaview is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
  • Eastville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cherrystone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
  • Cape Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dalbys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dalbys is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbys
  • Shadyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shadyside is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Cheapside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cheapside is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Capeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Machipongo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Birdsnest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bridgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Marionville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Nassawadox
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Franktown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beverly.

Newspapers Published in Beverly ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beverly.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beverly, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beverly.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Beverly:

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 Beverly, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.