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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 Clopton (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 Clopton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Clopton is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: James City, King and Queen, Middlesex & York.

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

  • Gloucester County     (The home county of Clopton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • White Marsh
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Roanes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
    • Country Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Ordinary
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Money
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
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    • Belroi
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
    • Clay Bank
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • York View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • York View is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
    • Ark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
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    • Gloucester Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Crab
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crab is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
    • Rowes Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
  • Charles City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Ruthville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ruthville is located in Charles City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
    • Charles City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hampton City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Newgate Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
    • Greenwood Farms
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
    • Chapel Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
    • Buckroe Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
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    • Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Phoebus
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Rushmere
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
    • Rescue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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    • Smithfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Magnet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Raynor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
  • James City County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Norge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jamestown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Plain View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Mattaponi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • King and Queen Court House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • West Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Romancoke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • Lanesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Weems
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • Irvington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Millenbeck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • White Stone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Westland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Ottoman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Ocran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
    • Kilmarnock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Merry Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Monaskon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
    • Griffins Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Richtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Lankford Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Cardinal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Susan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • Beaverlett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Ruff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Mathews
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Onemo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Peary
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • Diggs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Grafton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Hartfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Harmony Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Locust Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Amburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Saluda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Stingray Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Urbanna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Remlik
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nesting
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
  • New Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Plum Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • New Kent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newport News City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Lee Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
    • Red Hill Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
    • Bernard Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
    • Newport News
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hilton Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Cape Charles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cherrystone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
  • Northumberland County
    • Lynhams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
  • Poquoson City
    • Poquoson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Prince George County
    • Burrowsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Homewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Surry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beachland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Beachland is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
    • Itata
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Itata is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
    • Claremont
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Grove is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Carsley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carsley is located in Surry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
    • Dendron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamsburg City
    • Williamsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clopton, with the one closest to Clopton listed first.
    • Lackey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lackey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
    • Yorktown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Charles Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Charles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
    • Rochambeau Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
    • Barlows Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Oaktree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
    • Dare
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Yorkville
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Clopton, see our County-by-County Page for Clopton.

Cemeteries Near Clopton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clopton.

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

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

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

  • Abingdon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rosewell Memorial Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gloucester Field Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sinclair Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old Bellamy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Groves Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pole Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Lee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cheesecake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson Post Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

While we didn't find Clopton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clopton.

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

  • White Marsh
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ordinary
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Roanes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
  • Clay Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
  • Gloucester Courthouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
  • Ware Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
  • Sassafras
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
  • Ark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ark is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
  • Gloucester Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Allmondsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
  • Yorktown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Achilles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Severn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Severn is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
    • Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grove is located in James City County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Oaktree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree

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

Newspapers Published in Clopton ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clopton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clopton, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clopton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Clopton:

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 Clopton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clopton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.