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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 Guildfield 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 Guildfield 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 Guildfield 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Guildfield Corner: Guildfield Cor. (or less commonly used: Guildfield Crn.)
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 doctors 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.
Guildfield Corner is located in Southampton 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 Southampton County: Hertford (NC), Northampton (NC), Franklin, Greensville, Suffolk City, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Guildfield Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guildfield Corner:
- Southampton County (The home county of Guildfield Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Ivor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Doles Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Black Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Burdette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Sedley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Cypress Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Sebrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Dinwiddie County
- Rowanta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Newgate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Chapel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Zuni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Walters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Carrsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rushmere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Rescue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- James City County
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Hilton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Lee Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Newport News
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Burrowsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Garysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Chuckatuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Kilby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Wilroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Ames Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Driver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Pittmantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whaleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Itata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Carsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Surry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Claremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Homewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Stony Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Reynoldson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willeyton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Roduco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Como
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Northampton County (NC)
- Severn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guildfield Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Guildfield Corner.
Cemeteries Near Guildfield Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guildfield 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 Guildfield Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guildfield Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ivor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Diggs Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brittle Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Briggs / Davis / Johnson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowden Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Booker T Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parker 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.<2>
While we didn't find Guildfield Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Guildfield Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Guildfield Corner, with the one closest to Guildfield Corner listed first.
- Ivor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Zuni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Vicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vicksville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Magnet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Itata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Carrsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Moorings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Littleton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Sebrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guildfield Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guildfield Corner.
Newspapers Published in Guildfield 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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guildfield Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guildfield Corner, 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 Guildfield Corner.
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 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 Guildfield Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Southampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Dinwiddie County
- Franklin City
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Prince George County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Northampton 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 Guildfield Corner, 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' (or 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- Guildfield Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |