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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 Booth (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 Booth. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Booth is located in James City 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 James City County: Charles City, Gloucester, King and Queen, New Kent, Newport News City, Surry, Williamsburg City & York.

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

  • James City County     (The home county of Booth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Norge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Ruthville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Charles City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Westover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Westover is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Chesapeake City
    • Charlton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Gloucester Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Country Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Crab
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Crab is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
    • York View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • York View is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
    • Ordinary
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay Bank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Achilles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • White Marsh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belroi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
    • Roanes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
    • Rowes Haven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
    • Money
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
  • Hampton City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Newgate Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
    • Greenwood Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
    • Chapel Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
    • Hampton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckroe Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
    • Phoebus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Rushmere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
    • Rescue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Magnet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Smithfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Raynor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
    • Zuni
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Plain View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Mattaponi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • West Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Romancoke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Cardinal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Susan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • New Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaverlett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Peary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • Ruff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Mathews
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Onemo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Diggs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Grafton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Hartfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Harmony Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Locust Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Saluda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Amburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Urbanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Stingray Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Remlik
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Plum Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • New Kent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport News City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Lee Hall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
    • Red Hill Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Newport News
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bernard Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
    • Hilton Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Norfolk City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Glenwood Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
    • Sussex
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • Monticello Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Alantic City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Norfolk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Poquoson City
    • Poquoson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prince George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Burrowsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
    • Newville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Newville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Garysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Garysville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
  • Southampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Ivor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivor is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <1>
    • Doles Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
  • Suffolk City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Chuckatuck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
    • Ames Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
    • Bennett Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
    • Driver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Driver is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Shoulders Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
    • Wilroy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Homewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Scotland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Surry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beachland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beachland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
    • Itata
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Itata is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
    • Claremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Claremont is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Spring Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Dendron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carsley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Wakefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamsburg City
    • Williamsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
    • Rochambeau Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
    • Charles Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Charles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
    • Lackey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Lackey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
    • Yorktown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oaktree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
    • Dare
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Barlows Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Yorkville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville

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

Cemeteries Near Booth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Booth.

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

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

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

  • Curtis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jackson Post Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cheesecake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • French Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hospital Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Potters Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yorktown National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...

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

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

  • Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Grove is located in James City County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Lee Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Yorktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gloucester Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Denbigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denbigh is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
  • Oriana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oriana is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ordinary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamestown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Scotland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Scotland is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Highgate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Highgate is located in Surry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oaktree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
    • Clay Bank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Alliance
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alliance is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance

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

Newspapers Published in Booth ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Booth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Booth, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Booth.

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 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 Booth:

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