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 Blantons (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 Blantons. 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.
Blantons 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 Blantons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blantons:
- Caroline County (The home county of Blantons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Burruss Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Olney Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Moss Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Samuels Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Culpeper County
- Lignum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Beazley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Oilville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Hewlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Beaverdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Verdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goodall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Casco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Gwathmey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Wyndham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Hunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Glen Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Longdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Short Pump
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Chamberlayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Tuckahoe Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Port Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Fairview Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- King George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ambar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Somerset Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Hampstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Bumpass
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Mineral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gays ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Shelfar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Louisa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vigor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Trevilians
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Wilderness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Danton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Locust Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Burr Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Rhoadesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- True Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Marye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Partlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Snell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Post Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Massaponax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Margo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Little Falls Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Berea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- North Potomac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Northridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Stafford Lakes Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Hartwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland County
- Leedstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blantons, see our County-by-County Page for Blantons.
Cemeteries Near Blantons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blantons.
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 Blantons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blantons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wallers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <2>
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Blantons had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blantons, with the one closest to Blantons listed first.
- Marye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Partlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chilesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Welchs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Golansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Golansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golansville
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Gatewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Balty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
- Paige
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Beaverdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blantons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blantons.
Newspapers Published in Blantons ...
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 Blantons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blantons, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blantons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Blantons:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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> | 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- Blantons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Blantons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |