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 Germans Corner (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 Germans Corner. 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 Germans Corner ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Germans Corner: Germans Cor. (or less commonly used: Germans Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Germans Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Germans Corner may originally have been German's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Germans Corner might be written as German Corner.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Germans Corner is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Germans Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germans Corner:
- Richmond County (The home county of Germans Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Naylors
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Tallent Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Emmerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Farnham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Downings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simonson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Central Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Samuels Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- DeJarnette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Moss Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Penola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Olney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Tappahannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunbrooke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Lloyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Dunnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Millers Tavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Bowlers Wharf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Minor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Cauthornville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Contra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Bruington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cumnor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Walkerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ninde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Port Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Edgehill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Dahlgren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- King George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arnolds Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Weedonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Hooes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ambar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Beulahville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Rumford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Alfonso
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Monaskon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Merry Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Richtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Millenbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Nesting
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Urbanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Rainswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Bundick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Nomini Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Montross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Hinnom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Baynesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Bryant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Machodoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Leedstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Griffiths Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Nash Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert County (MD)
- Solomons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Cobb Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Mount Victoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Faulkner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Coltons Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avenue
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Blakistone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Bushwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Compton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Tall Timbers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Clements
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Germans Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Germans Corner.
Cemeteries Near Germans Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germans Corner.
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 Germans Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germans Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Welcome Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Menokin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rappahannock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cobham Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Essex Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hermon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Currioman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- Rappahannock Christian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Germans Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Germans Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Germans Corner, with the one closest to Germans Corner listed first.
- Naylors
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Farmers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Mount Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Landing
- Tappahannock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lyells is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyells
- Nomini Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Montross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brays is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays
- Rexburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rexburg is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
- Occupacia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lloyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Pauls Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
- Wares Wharf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wares Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Wharf
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germans Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germans Corner.
Newspapers Published in Germans Corner ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germans Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Germans Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Germans Corner.
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 helpful 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 Germans Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Germans Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Germans Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |