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 Burtons Corner (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 Burtons Corner. 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 Burtons Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Burtons Corner: Burtons Cor. (or less commonly used: Burtons Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Burtons Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Burtons Corner may originally have been Burton's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Burtons Corner might be written as Burton Corner.
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 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.
Burtons Corner is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Burtons Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burtons Corner:
- Richmond County (The home county of Burtons Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Farnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Rich Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Downings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Emmerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Warsaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tappahannock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Lloyds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Beazley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Glenns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Adner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Contra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cauthornville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Mattaponi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Plain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Romancoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Alfonso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Merry Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Monaskon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Lankford Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Richtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Ottoman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Kilmarnock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weems
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- White Stone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Nesting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Rainswood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Morrisons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lara
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Ophelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Fleeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
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- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Kinsale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Tucker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Nomini Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Machodoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Solomons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cove View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Cobb Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Piney Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Dameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Callaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Great Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Coltons Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Ewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Tylerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burtons Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Burtons Corner.
Cemeteries Near Burtons Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burtons Corner.
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 Burtons Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burtons Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (106 more) ...
- Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Burtons Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burtons Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burtons Corner, with the one closest to Burtons Corner listed first.
- Lottsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Farnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Heathsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bundick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Downings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Lewisetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisetta
- Haynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Emmerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Kinsale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ivondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Litwalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
- Oldhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burtons Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burtons Corner.
Newspapers Published in Burtons Corner ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burtons Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burtons Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burtons Corner.
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 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 Burtons Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burtons Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Burtons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |