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 Cowart (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 Cowart. 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.
Cowart is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Lancaster, Richmond & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Cowart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cowart:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Cowart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Bundick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
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- Coan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Heathsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Rainswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lara
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Ophelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Remo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Sunnybank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Accomack County
- Tangier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tappahannock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Layton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Minor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Occupacia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Gloucester County
- Glenns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Contra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Alfonso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Lankford Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Richtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Griffins Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Merry Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Monaskon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Kilmarnock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ottoman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Millenbeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Irvington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weems
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- White Stone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Nesting
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Rich Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Farnham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Downings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Emmerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Griffiths Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Machodoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Nomini Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Hinnom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Solomons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Drum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cove View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Brianwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Cove Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Lusby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mackall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Broomes Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Cobb Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bishops Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Crocheron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Lakesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Golden Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Toddville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Piney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tall Timbers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Callaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Great Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lexington Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Ewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Tylerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deal Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wenona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cowart, see our County-by-County Page for Cowart.
Cemeteries Near Cowart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cowart.
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 Cowart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cowart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfields Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (108 more) ...
- Farnham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Cowart in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cowart.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cowart, with the one closest to Cowart listed first.
- Lewisetta
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisetta
- Bundick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Lottsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Heathsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Haynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Piney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oldhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Farnham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cowart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cowart.
Newspapers Published in Cowart ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cowart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cowart, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cowart.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cowart:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cowart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cowart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |