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 Daltons (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 Daltons. 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.
Daltons is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Daltons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Daltons:
- Caroline County (The home county of Daltons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Samuels Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- DeJarnette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Port Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Penola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Burruss Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Lignum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Layton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Dunbrooke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Hewlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Beaverdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tylers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Casco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Port Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Ambar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Somerset Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Alden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Beulahville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Tuck Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Bumpass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Harris ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Cuckoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Gays ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Willowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Wilderness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Danton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Quantico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Triangle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joplin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Dumfries
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- Newland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Massaponax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Leavells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Marye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Snell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Partlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Chatham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Woodlanding Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- North Potomac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Northridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Berea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Leedstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Maple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Nash Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Colonial Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Mount Air
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Daltons, see our County-by-County Page for Daltons.
Cemeteries Near Daltons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daltons.
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 Daltons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Daltons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <2>
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Massaponax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Wright 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 Daltons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Daltons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Daltons, with the one closest to Daltons listed first.
- Woodford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Welchs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Paige
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Corbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Massaponax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Marye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Blantons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blantons is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blantons
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Balty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
- Leavells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Upper Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Daltons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Daltons.
Newspapers Published in Daltons ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daltons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daltons, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Daltons.
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 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 Daltons:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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> | 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 Daltons, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Daltons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |