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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 Deep Creek (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 Deep Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Deep Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deep Creek: Deep Crk. (or less commonly used: Deep Ck. or Deep Cr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Deep Creek is located in Accomack County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties 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 Deep Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deep Creek:

  • Accomack County     (The home county of Deep Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Onancock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenbush
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Accomack County
    • Tasley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tasley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasley
      • Tasley is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tasley <1>
    • Parksley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parksley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksley
      • Parksley is located in Accomack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksley <1>
    • Whitesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
      • Whitesville is located in Accomack County
    • Onley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Accomac
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Accomac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
      • Accomac is located in Accomack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
    • Hopeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
      • Hopeton is located in Accomack County
    • Crockett Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
      • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
    • Gargatha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gargatha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
      • Gargatha is located in Accomack County
    • Bloxom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloxom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxom
      • Bloxom is located in Accomack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloxom <1>
    • Locustville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Exmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
      • Exmore is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <1>
    • Wardtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wardtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
      • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
    • Pleasant Cove Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
      • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
    • Jamesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
      • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
    • Nassawadox
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Marionville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
    • Birdsnest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Sheps End
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
      • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
    • Bridgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Machipongo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Machipongo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machipongo
      • Machipongo is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machipongo <1>
    • Eastville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
      • Eastville is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <1>
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Fleeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
    • Reedville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sunnybank
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunnybank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
    • Ophelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Somerset County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Lawsonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
      • Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
    • Crisfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crisfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crisfield <1>
    • Daugherty Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daugherty Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
      • Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
    • Tulls Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
      • Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
    • Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annemessix Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
      • Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
    • Rehobeth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehobeth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
      • Rehobeth is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehobeth <1>
    • Tylerton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
      • Ewell is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewell <1>
    • Rhodes Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
    • Smith Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
    • Fairmount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
      • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County (MD)
  • Worcester County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Pocomoke City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocomoke City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
      • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Worcester County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
    • Girdletree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girdletree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
      • Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)

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

Cemeteries Near Deep Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deep Creek.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Onancock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onancock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onancock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
  • Joynes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joynes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Edge Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edge Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edge Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin/Hatton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <4>
  • Major Doughty Gravesite
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloxom Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloxom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloxom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McLane Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLane Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McLane Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332732 <4>
  • Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Wessells Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wessells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wessells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Canton Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • New Testament Church Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Deep Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deep Creek.

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

  • Chesconessex
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesconessex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
    • Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
  • Onancock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lee Mont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Mont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
    • Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
  • Hopkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Hopkins is located in Accomack County
  • Tasley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tasley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasley
    • Tasley is located in Accomack County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tasley <1>
  • Justisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
    • Justisville is located in Accomack County
  • Cashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
    • Cashville is located in Accomack County
  • Savageville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savageville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
    • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Onley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Parksley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parksley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksley
    • Parksley is located in Accomack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parksley <1>
  • Pastoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pastoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
    • Pastoria is located in Accomack County
  • Hopeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
    • Hopeton is located in Accomack County
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Guilford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Accomack County
    • Daugherty
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daugherty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
      • Daugherty is located in Accomack County
    • Melfa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Deep Creek ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deep Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deep Creek.

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 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 Deep Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Accomack County: www.co.accomack.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Deep Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deep Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7674, Longitude: -75.7527       In this case, the coordinates for Deep Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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