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 Graysville (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 Graysville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Graysville is located in Accomack 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 Accomack County: Somerset (MD), Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Graysville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graysville:
- Accomack County (The home county of Graysville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysville, with the one closest to Graysville listed first.
- Accomac
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Accomac is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Greenbush
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenbush is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Tasley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Onley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Onancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Locustville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parksley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Metompkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Melfa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Gargatha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Crockett Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysville, with the one closest to Graysville listed first.
- Exmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wardtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Pleasant Cove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Jamesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Nassawadox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Sheps End
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheps End is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
- Birdsnest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Machipongo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysville, with the one closest to Graysville listed first.
- Lawsonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Crisfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Daugherty Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Rehobeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Tylerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Costen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Rhodes Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Fairmount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Ewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graysville, with the one closest to Graysville listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Stockton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graysville, see our County-by-County Page for Graysville.
Cemeteries Near Graysville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graysville.
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 Graysville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graysville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graysville, with the one closest to Graysville listed first.
- Edge Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
- Joynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Onancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin/Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin/Hatton
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin/Hatton is located outside and to the west of Melfa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258639 <2>
- Major Doughty Gravesite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McLane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloxom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (57 more) ...
- Wessells Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Haven Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Place Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Graysville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graysville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graysville, with the one closest to Graysville listed first.
- Tasley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Daugherty
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Daugherty is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty
- Onley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Onancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Savageville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Locustville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Mont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Melfa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Metompkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Parksley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Justisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Chesconessex
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
- Hopeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graysville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graysville.
Newspapers Published in Graysville ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graysville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graysville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graysville.
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 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 Graysville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Accomack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Northampton County
- Somerset County
- Worcester 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 Graysville, 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 from Point A (ie- Graysville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |