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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 Bohannon (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 Bohannon. 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.

Bohannon is located in Mathews 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 Mathews County: Gloucester & Middlesex.

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

  • Mathews County     (The home county of Bohannon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Cardinal
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
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    • Beaverlett
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
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    • Ruff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
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    • Mathews
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Susan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
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    • Onemo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Peary
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
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    • Diggs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowes Haven
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
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    • Money
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
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    • Roanes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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    • Achilles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
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    • White Marsh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
    • Ordinary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
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    • Crab
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Crab is located in Gloucester County
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    • Ark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
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    • Belroi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
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  • Hampton City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Newgate Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
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    • Buckroe Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
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    • Chapel Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
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    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
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    • Greenwood Farms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
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    • Hampton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Phoebus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
  • Isle of Wight County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Rushmere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
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    • Rescue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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  • James City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Norge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Plain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Mattaponi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • West Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Romancoke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Westland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • White Stone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Irvington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ocran
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
    • Weems
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • Millenbeck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • Kilmarnock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ottoman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Merry Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Richtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Griffins Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
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    • Lankford Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
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  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Amburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Wilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Stingray Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Hartfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Harmony Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
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    • Locust Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Remlik
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Nesting
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
  • New Kent County
    • Plum Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
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  • Newport News City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Lee Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
    • Red Hill Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Bernard Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
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    • Newport News
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hilton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Cherrystone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
    • Cape Charles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheriton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eastville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bayview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bayview is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Pat Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
    • Bridgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Jamesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
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    • Machipongo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cheapside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cheapside is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Pleasant Cove Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
    • Birdsnest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Lynhams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Remo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Fleeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
  • Poquoson City
    • Poquoson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Homewood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Scotland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Williamsburg City
    • Williamsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bohannon, with the one closest to Bohannon listed first.
    • Yorktown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lackey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lackey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
    • Dare
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Yorkville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Yorkville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Charles Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Charles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
    • Rochambeau Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
    • Barlows Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Oaktree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree

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

Cemeteries Near Bohannon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bohannon.

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

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

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

  • White Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mickelborough Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ruff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Perkins Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Hamburg School Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Armistead Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bohannon had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Port Haywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Laban
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Laban is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
  • New Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Diggs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fitchetts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchetts
  • Hudgins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hudgins is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
  • Ware Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
  • Cricket Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
  • Severn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Severn is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
  • Cobbs Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Blakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Blakes is located in Mathews County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
  • Roanes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • White Marsh
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Achilles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse

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

Newspapers Published in Bohannon ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bohannon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bohannon, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bohannon.

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 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 Bohannon:

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 Bohannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bohannon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.