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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 Clearview (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 Clearview. 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 doctors and 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.

Clearview is located in Northampton County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

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

  • Northampton County     (The home county of Clearview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
    • Wardtown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
    • Pleasant Cove Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
    • Jamesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Exmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Exmore is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <1>
    • Nassawadox
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdsnest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bridgetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Marionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Sheps End
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
    • Machipongo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Eastville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cherrystone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
  • Accomack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Savage Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Savage Town is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
    • Cats Bridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
    • Painter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Keller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crockett Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
    • Melfa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Mount
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
    • Wachapreague
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Locustville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Onancock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Onley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gloucester County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
    • Westland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Ocran
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
    • White Stone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kilmarnock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Irvington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Weems
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
    • Diggs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Onemo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Peary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • Beaverlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • New Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Mathews
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Susan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • Cardinal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
    • Stingray Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Amburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Wilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Hartfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Grafton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
    • Lynhams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Fleeton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
    • Reedville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Remo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Sunnybank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
  • Somerset County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clearview, with the one closest to Clearview listed first.
    • Lawsonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
    • Tylerton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Crisfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Daugherty Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
    • Rhodes Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Smith Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island

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

Cemeteries Near Clearview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clearview.

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

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

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

  • Belle Haven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Phillips Place Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McLane Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Major Doughty Gravesite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin/Hatton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin/Hatton
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin/Hatton is located outside and to the west of Melfa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258639 <2>
  • Allen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Joynes Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
  • Onancock Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Mt. Holly Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitehead Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Edge Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Wardtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
  • Davis Wharf
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
  • Jamesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Craddockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Craddockville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
  • Hadlock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hadlock is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
  • Exmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Exmore is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <1>
  • Belle Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Franktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nassawadox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nandua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nandua is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
  • Bridgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Birdsnest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marionville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Mappsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
    • Painter
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Clearview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clearview.

Newspapers Published in Clearview ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clearview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clearview, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clearview.

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 websites either 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 Clearview:

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 Clearview, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clearview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.