RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Virginia >> Northumberland County >> Browns Store >> Genealogy HelperIndex...

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 Browns Store (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 Browns Store. 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.

Name Variations for Browns Store ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Browns Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Browns Store may originally have been Brown's Store.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Browns Store might be written as Brown Store.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Browns Store. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Browns Store.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Browns Store is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Lancaster, Richmond & Westmoreland.

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

  • Northumberland County     (The home county of Browns Store)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Remo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Blackwells
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
    • Lara
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lara is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
    • Heathsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fleeton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
    • Reedville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rainswood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Lynhams
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Bundick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Ophelia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunnybank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Lodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Accomack County
    • Tangier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Bowlers Wharf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
    • Dunnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tappahannock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Millers Tavern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
    • Dunbrooke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
    • Minor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Freeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Glenns
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • North
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Adner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adner is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
    • Ark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
    • Money
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Contra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Crouch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Cumnor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • King and Queen Court House
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Plain View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Mattaponi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • West Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Romancoke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Lankford Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
    • Alfonso
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
    • Richtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Griffins Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Merry Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Kilmarnock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Monaskon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
    • Ottoman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Irvington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Millenbeck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • Ocran
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
    • Weems
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • White Stone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Mathews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cardinal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Diggs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Beaverlett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Ruff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Nesting
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
    • Remlik
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Urbanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Saluda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grafton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Amburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Hartfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Stingray Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Wilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • New Kent County
    • Plum Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Downings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Farnham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Simonson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Emmerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Simons Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Rich Neck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Warsaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallent Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
    • Naylors
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
    • Newland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newland is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Kinsale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffiths Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Tucker Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Machodoc
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Nomini Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Hinnom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Montross
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chiltons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Bryant Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
  • Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Scotland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Gum Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Dameron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Piney Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Drayden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Marys City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Tall Timbers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Valley Lee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Callaway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Great Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lexington Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Somerset County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Browns Store, with the one closest to Browns Store listed first.
    • Rhodes Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Ewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
    • Tylerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Browns Store ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Browns Store.

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 Browns Store - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Willie Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morattico Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfields Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (111 more) ...
    • St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Corrotoman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Browns Store had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wicomico Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blackwells
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
  • Mila
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mila is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila
  • Avalon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Avalon is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
  • Heathsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Litwalton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
  • Merry Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Fairport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Lilian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lilian is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilian
  • Kilmarnock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lynhams
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
  • Reedville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Monaskon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
    • Mollusk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bundick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick

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

Newspapers Published in Browns Store ...

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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Browns Store.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Browns Store, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Browns Store.

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 Browns Store:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Browns Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Browns Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.