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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Greenvale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Greenvale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Greenvale, please Contact Us.

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 Greenvale (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 Greenvale. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Greenvale is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Greenvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenvale:

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Greenvale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Monaskon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
    • Griffins Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Ottoman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Merry Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Millenbeck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • Richtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Alfonso
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
    • Weems
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • Irvington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Kilmarnock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lankford Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
    • White Stone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Bowlers Wharf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
    • Dunnsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tappahannock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Millers Tavern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
    • Minor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Dunbrooke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Glenns
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
    • Freeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Adner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Adner is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
    • North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
    • Money
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
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    • Belroi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
    • Roanes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
    • Clay Bank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • White Marsh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • York View
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • York View is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
  • James City County
    • Norge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Plain View
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Contra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Mattaponi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumnor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • King and Queen Court House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Crouch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Bruington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bruington is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
    • Walkerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
    • Cauthornville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • West Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Romancoke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
    • Lanesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lanesville is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Rumford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rumford is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Cardinal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Mathews
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaverlett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Diggs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Onemo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Susan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • Peary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • New Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Urbanna
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Remlik
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nesting
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
    • Locust Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Saluda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Grafton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Hartfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Amburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Stingray Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Plum Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
    • New Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Lara
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lara is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
    • Lynhams
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Remo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Rainswood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Heathsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Blackwells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
    • Bundick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Fleeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
    • Reedville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Morrisons Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Simonson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Downings
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Simons Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Farnham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Emmerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Rich Neck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Warsaw
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallent Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
    • Naylors
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
    • Newland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Newland is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Griffiths Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Kinsale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tucker Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Nomini Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Machodoc
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Hinnom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Montross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Barlows Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Oaktree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
  • Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.
    • Scotland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gum Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Piney Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Tall Timbers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenvale, see our County-by-County Page for Greenvale.

Cemeteries Near Greenvale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenvale.

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 Greenvale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.

  • Corrotoman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Willie Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Metropolitan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Claybrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (153 more) ...
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.

While we didn't find Greenvale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenvale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenvale, with the one closest to Greenvale listed first.

  • Mollusk
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Monaskon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
  • Ottoman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
  • Water View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Water View is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View
  • Millenbeck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
  • Merry Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Urbanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Litwalton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
  • Church View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Weems
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Weems is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Bayport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bayport is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jamaica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
    • Saluda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stormont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Stormont is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormont

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenvale.

Newspapers Published in Greenvale ...

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 Greenvale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenvale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenvale.

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 Greenvale:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Greenvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.