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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 Daugherty (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 Daugherty. 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 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.

Daugherty is located in Accomack 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 Accomack County: Somerset (MD), Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton & Northumberland.

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

  • Accomack County     (The home county of Daugherty)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daugherty, with the one closest to Daugherty listed first.
    • Accomac
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Accomac is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
    • Tasley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Locustville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Onley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenbush
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Melfa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Onancock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locust Mount
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
    • Wachapreague
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Parksley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Whitesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Whitesville is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Metompkin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Metompkin is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daugherty, with the one closest to Daugherty listed first.
    • Exmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Exmore is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <1>
    • Wardtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
    • Jamesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Nassawadox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Cove Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
    • Marionville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Sheps End
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
    • Birdsnest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Machipongo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerset County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daugherty, with the one closest to Daugherty listed first.
    • Lawsonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
    • Tulls Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
    • Crisfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Daugherty Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
    • Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
    • Rehobeth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kingston is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Tylerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Costen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Rhodes Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Smith Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
  • Worcester County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Daugherty, with the one closest to Daugherty listed first.
    • Pocomoke City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
      • Former names for Pocomoke City:
      • New Town
      • Stevens Landing
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
    • Stockton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Daugherty, see our County-by-County Page for Daugherty.

Cemeteries Near Daugherty ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daugherty.

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

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

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

  • Edge Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
  • Onancock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Joynes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Martin/Hatton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin/Hatton
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin/Hatton is located outside and to the west of Melfa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258639 <2>
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Major Doughty Gravesite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • McLane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloxom Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (54 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Daugherty had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Locustville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tasley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Onley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Melfa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pastoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pastoria is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
  • Onancock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Savageville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Savageville is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
  • Locust Mount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
  • Wachapreague
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Metompkin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Metompkin is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
  • Parksley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chesconessex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lee Mont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
    • Keller
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Trower
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Trower is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trower

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

Newspapers Published in Daugherty ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daugherty.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daugherty, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Daugherty.

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 Daugherty:

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 Daugherty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daugherty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.