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 Grace Point (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 Grace Point. 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 Grace Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grace Point: Grace Pt.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Grace Point is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Middlesex, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Grace Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grace Point:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Grace Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Kilmarnock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ocran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weems
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Lankford Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Westland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Richtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Millenbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Griffins Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Ottoman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Alfonso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Accomack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Tangier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Belle Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glenns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Adner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Ark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Belroi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- White Marsh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ordinary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rowes Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Clay Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Plain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Contra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cumnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crouch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Romancoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Mathews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Diggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cardinal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Ruff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Beaverlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Onemo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Susan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- New Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Amburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Harmony Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urbanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saluda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Remlik
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nesting
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Pleasant Cove Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Jamesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Wardtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Bridgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Nassawadox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Lynhams
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Remo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Fleeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Blackwells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Reedville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Lara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Ophelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Heathsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rainswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Bundick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Downings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simonson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Farnham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Emmerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Rich Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Kinsale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Tucker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- York County
- Barlows Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Rhodes Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Tylerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grace Point, see our County-by-County Page for Grace Point.
Cemeteries Near Grace Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grace Point.
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 Grace Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grace Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morattico Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Irvington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Claybrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willie Chapel 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 Grace Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grace Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grace Point, with the one closest to Grace Point listed first.
- Lynhams
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Kilmarnock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weems
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Westland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Millenbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Merry Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Bushy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Grinels
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinels
- Wicomico Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ottoman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Blackwells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grace Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grace Point.
Newspapers Published in Grace Point ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grace Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grace Point, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grace Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Grace Point:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- York County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset 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 Grace Point, 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- Grace Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |