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 Comet (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 Comet. 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 northeast 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 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.
Comet 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 Comet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Comet:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Comet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Magnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Rushmere
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zuni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Rescue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Charles City County
- Charles City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Crab
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Gloucester Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Clay Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Achilles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ordinary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- White Marsh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belroi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Roanes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Newgate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(24 miles [38.6 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 Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Hilton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Lee Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Alantic City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Sussex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Norfolk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Ivor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Burdette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Sedley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Cypress Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Isaac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Courtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Wilroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Kilby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- 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
- Suffolk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whaley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Itata
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Carsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- 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 Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Wakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sussex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Dare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(25 miles [40.2 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 Comet, see our County-by-County Page for Comet.
Cemeteries Near Comet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Comet.
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 Comet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Comet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moores Swamp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- Battery Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briggs / Davis / Johnson Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Diggs Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Comet had a population of 9 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Comet, with the one closest to Comet listed first.
- Magnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Septa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Raynor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Itata
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zuni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Highgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Ivor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rescue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moorings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Everets
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Comet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Comet.
Newspapers Published in Comet ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Comet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Comet, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Comet.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Comet:
- 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
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- 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 Comet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Comet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |