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 Cricket Hill (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 Cricket Hill. 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 doctors and 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.
Cricket Hill is located in Mathews 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 Mathews County: Gloucester & Middlesex.
Below are the counties that are near Cricket Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cricket Hill:
- Mathews County (The home county of Cricket Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Mathews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Diggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
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- Ruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Cardinal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Onemo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
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- Peary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Susan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- New Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Accomack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Belle Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Savage Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Cats Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
- Painter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tangier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- North
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Gloucester Courthouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
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- Roanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Rowes Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Ark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Achilles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- White Marsh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belroi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Ordinary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Adner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Newgate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Buckroe Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- Norge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Plain View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Romancoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Westland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- White Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ocran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weems
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Kilmarnock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Ottoman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Merry Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Richtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Amburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hartfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Remlik
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Lee Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Jamesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Pleasant Cove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Cherrystone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Bridgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Eastville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Machipongo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cape Charles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cheriton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsnest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bayview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Pat Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Nassawadox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheps End
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheps End is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Lynhams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Fleeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Remo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Reedville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackwells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Sunnybank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Lara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Ophelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Simonson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Surry County
- Homewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Yorktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Dare
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Charles Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Oaktree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Rochambeau Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Barlows Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- 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 Cricket Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Cricket Hill.
Cemeteries Near Cricket Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cricket Hill.
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 Cricket Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cricket Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gosehn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marchant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mathews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gwynns Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smither Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- John Forrest Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Cricket Hill had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cricket Hill, with the one closest to Cricket Hill listed first.
- Hudgins
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Fitchetts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchetts
- Diggs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blakes is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Laban
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Cobbs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bohannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Port Haywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grinels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinels
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Bushy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ware Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- New Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Westland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cricket Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cricket Hill.
Newspapers Published in Cricket Hill ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cricket Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cricket Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cricket Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cricket Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mathews County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Poquoson City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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 Cricket Hill, 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- Cricket Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |