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 Epworth (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 Epworth. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Epworth is located in King William 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 King William County: Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen & New Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Epworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Epworth:
- King William County (The home county of Epworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
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- Enfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
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- Beulahville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Manquin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
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- Burruss Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Central Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
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- Penola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- DeJarnette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Ruther Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Moss Neck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
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- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
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- Kimages
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
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- Bensley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bon Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bensley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Robious
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
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- Meadowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Beulah Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Minor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Minor is located in Essex County
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- Millers Tavern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Beazley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Lloyds
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
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- Occupacia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Tappahannock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
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- Bowlers Wharf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Taylorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Atlee Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Verdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
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- Hewlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Goodall
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
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- Hylas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Casco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Chamberlayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
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- Longdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- East Highland Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Hunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Fair Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Green Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Highland Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Currituck Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Heckler Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lakeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
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- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Cauthornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Walkerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Crouch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
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- King and Queen Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattaponi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Port Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
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- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Middlesex County
- Nesting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Tunstall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
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- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Naylors
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Cherry Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
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- Tallent Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Emmerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Marye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Partlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Leedstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Montross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Nomini Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Epworth, see our County-by-County Page for Epworth.
Cemeteries Near Epworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epworth.
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 Epworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Epworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luther Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Indian School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Signal Hill Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Second Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Epworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Epworth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Globe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Etna Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- Enfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Mangohick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mangohick is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangohick
- Beulahville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Aylett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Manquin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cady is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Owenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Owenton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
- Studley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bagby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bagby is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peaks is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaks
- Old Church
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Shumansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shumansville is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumansville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Epworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Epworth.
Newspapers Published in Epworth ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epworth, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Epworth.
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 Epworth:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to King William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Westmoreland 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 Epworth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Epworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |