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 Ewell (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 Ewell. 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.
Ewell is located in James City 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 James City County: Charles City, Gloucester, King and Queen, New Kent, Newport News City, Surry, Williamsburg City & York.
Below are the counties that are near Ewell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ewell:
- James City County (The home county of Ewell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Norge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Ruthville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Chesterfield County
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Clay Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Belroi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Ordinary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Marsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Adner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Gloucester Courthouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Crab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Gloucester Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Newgate Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Chapel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover County
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Currituck Farms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Green Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Rushmere
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rescue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Raynor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Plain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- King and Queen Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cumnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Romancoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Millenbeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Weems
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Irvington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ottoman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Monaskon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- White Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Cardinal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Susan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Beaverlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Mathews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- New Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Onemo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Diggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Saluda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Hartfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Remlik
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Nesting
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Stingray Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Plum Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Lee Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Burrowsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Southampton County
- Ivor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Beachland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Itata
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Carsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Oaktree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Charles Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Rochambeau Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ewell, see our County-by-County Page for Ewell.
Cemeteries Near Ewell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ewell.
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 Ewell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ewell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Williamsburg Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Saviours Evangelical Lutheran Church City
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463455 <2>
- Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bellamy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Ewell had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ewell, with the one closest to Ewell listed first.
- Lightfoot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oaktree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Toano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allmondsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Clay Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Barhamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lanexa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Holdcroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holdcroft is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdcroft
- Ark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Tettington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ewell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ewell.
Newspapers Published in Ewell ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ewell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ewell, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ewell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ewell:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to James City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Poquoson City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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 Ewell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |