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 Biscoe (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 Biscoe. 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 and doctors 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.
Biscoe is located in King and Queen 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 King and Queen County: Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King William, Middlesex & New Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Biscoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Biscoe:
- King and Queen County (The home county of Biscoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Cauthornville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Walkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
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- Crouch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
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- Cumnor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King and Queen Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mattaponi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Central Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- DeJarnette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Burruss Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ruther Glen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Port Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Samuels Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Stuart Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Moss Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Charles City County
- Roxbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Lloyds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Occupacia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Bowlers Wharf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Gloucester County
- Glenns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Atlee Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Mechanicsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Verdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hewlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Green Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Highland Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Fair Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Lee Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Sandston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- East Highland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Heckler Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Hunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Port Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Rumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Manquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Tuck Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Lanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Monaskon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Alfonso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Ottoman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Nesting
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saluda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urbanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Tunstall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Plum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Rainswood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Morrisons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Lodge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Naylors
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Simons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Tallent Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Emmerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Downings
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simonson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Farnham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Rich Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Leedstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Montross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Baynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Nash Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Potomac Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chiltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Hinnom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Griffiths Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Biscoe, see our County-by-County Page for Biscoe.
Cemeteries Near Biscoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Biscoe.
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 Biscoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Biscoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Indian School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Hermon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Upper Essex Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Christian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Biscoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Biscoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Biscoe, with the one closest to Biscoe listed first.
- Aylett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Owenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Owenton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
- Indian Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Neck is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Neck
- Rumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Walkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Powcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Powcan is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powcan
- Millers Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Beulahville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Pauls Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manquin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- King William
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stevensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Biscoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Biscoe.
Newspapers Published in Biscoe ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Biscoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Biscoe, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Biscoe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Biscoe:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to King and Queen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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 Biscoe, 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- Biscoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |