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 Grimstead (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 Grimstead. 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.
Grimstead is located in Mathews 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 Mathews County: Gloucester & Middlesex.
Below are the counties that are near Grimstead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grimstead:
- Mathews County (The home county of Grimstead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Mathews
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Diggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
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- Ruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Cardinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
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- Onemo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
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- Peary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Susan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- New Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Accomack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Belle Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Savage Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Cats Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
- Painter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tangier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Keller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Gloucester Courthouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Rowes Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Ark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- White Marsh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Belroi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Ordinary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Hampton City
- Newgate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- James City County
- Norge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Plain View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Romancoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Ocran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- White Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weems
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Kilmarnock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Merry Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Richtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Amburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hartfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Remlik
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 west)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Lee Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Bernard Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Bridgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Jamesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Pleasant Cove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Cherrystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Eastville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Machipongo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Birdsnest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wardtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Cape Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cheriton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pat Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Bayview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Lynhams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Fleeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Remo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Reedville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blackwells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Sunnybank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Lara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
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- Ophelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Heathsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Simonson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Surry County
- Homewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Dare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Barlows Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
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- Charles Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
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- Oaktree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Rochambeau Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grimstead, see our County-by-County Page for Grimstead.
Cemeteries Near Grimstead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grimstead.
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 Grimstead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grimstead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Marchant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gwynns Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gosehn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smither Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knight Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Grimstead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grimstead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grimstead, with the one closest to Grimstead listed first.
- Cricket Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Hudgins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Fitchetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchetts
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Blakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blakes is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Diggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grinels
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinels
- Cobbs Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Bohannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Port Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bushy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Ware Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grimstead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grimstead.
Newspapers Published in Grimstead ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grimstead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grimstead, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grimstead.
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 Grimstead:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mathews County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Poquoson City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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> | 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 Grimstead, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grimstead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |