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 Burwell Bay (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 Burwell Bay. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Burwell Bay is located in Isle of Wight County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Burwell Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burwell Bay:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Burwell Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Rushmere
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Raynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Zuni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Charles City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Charlton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Country Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Achilles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ordinary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- White Marsh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowes Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Belroi
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Roanes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Gloucester Courthouse
(25 miles [40.2 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 Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Newgate Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Chapel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- King and Queen County
- Plain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Susan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Cardinal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- New Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Red Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Bernard Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lee Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Hilton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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 Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Alantic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Burrowsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 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 northwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Burdette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sedley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Cypress Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Ames Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Driver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Wilroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Kilby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Claremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Virginia Beach City
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Burtons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Westview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Dare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burwell Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Burwell Bay.
Cemeteries Near Burwell Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burwell Bay.
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 Burwell Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burwell Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Battery Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (208 more) ...
- Morrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peninsula Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Burwell Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burwell Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burwell Bay, with the one closest to Burwell Bay listed first.
- Septa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highgate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Rescue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Menchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Denbigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Raynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oriana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Newport News
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burwell Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burwell Bay.
Newspapers Published in Burwell Bay ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burwell Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burwell Bay, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burwell Bay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Burwell Bay:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- Mathews County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Virginia Beach City
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Burwell Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Burwell Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |