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 Dwight (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 Dwight. 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.
Dwight is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Dwight. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dwight:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Dwight)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Zuni
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walters
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Raynor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Carrsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Magnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Rescue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Charlton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Aberdeen Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Chapel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Newgate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- James City County
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Hilton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Lee Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Alantic City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Glenwood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sussex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Doles Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Ivor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Sedley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Cypress Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Watkins Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Kilby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Ames Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Driver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Pittmantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Itata
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Spring Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Homewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Wakefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Dare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Reynoldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willeyton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Corapeake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Holly Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- White Oak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Eure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dwight, see our County-by-County Page for Dwight.
Cemeteries Near Dwight ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dwight.
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 Dwight - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dwight covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Bowden Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raiford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Town of Windsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Diggs Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brittle Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Dwight in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dwight.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dwight, with the one closest to Dwight listed first.
- Zuni
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Ivor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Carrsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Everets
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Magnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Vicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vicksville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lees Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Elwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dwight. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dwight.
Newspapers Published in Dwight ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dwight.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dwight, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dwight.
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 Dwight:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Gates County
- Hertford 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 Dwight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Dwight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |