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 Boaz (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 Boaz. 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.
Boaz is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Boaz. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boaz:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Boaz)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Zuni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rushmere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Charlton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Phoebus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Alantic City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Burdette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Kingsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Edgehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Doles Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Hunterdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Cypress Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Sedley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Ivor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Delaware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Manning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kilby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Suffolk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whaley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Wilroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Chuckatuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Pittmantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Driver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Ames Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Itata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Dendron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sussex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Virginia Beach City
- Westview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Camden County (NC)
- Horseshoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Chowan County (NC)
- Gliden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Reynoldson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willeyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Corapeake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Holly Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Savage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Eure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Acorn Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Muddy Cross
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Como
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Tunis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Tunis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Cofield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Murfreesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Severn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boaz, see our County-by-County Page for Boaz.
Cemeteries Near Boaz ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boaz.
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 Boaz - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boaz covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Town of Windsor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rawles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raiford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowden Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Rabey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Boaz in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boaz.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boaz, with the one closest to Boaz listed first.
- Carrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Myrtle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Manning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kilby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Lees Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Zuni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Suffolk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Everets
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Isaac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- South Quay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Cleopus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boaz. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boaz.
Newspapers Published in Boaz ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boaz.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boaz, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boaz.
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 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 Boaz:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Hampton City
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Virginia Beach City
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Northampton 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 Boaz, 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- Boaz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |