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 Gwaltney Crossroads (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 Gwaltney Crossroads. 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 Gwaltney Crossroads ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gwaltney Crossroads: Gwaltney Xrds.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Gwaltney Crossroads is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Gwaltney Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gwaltney Crossroads:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Gwaltney Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Raynor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rushmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zuni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Charles City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Clay Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Achilles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ordinary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Marsh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Belroi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Roanes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Newgate Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Norge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Hilton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Newport News
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Bernard Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Lee Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Alantic City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Ivor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Burdette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sedley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Cypress Manor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Courtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Ames Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Driver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Wilroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Kilby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Shoulders Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Suffolk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Itata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Carsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Wakefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Dare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gwaltney Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Gwaltney Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Gwaltney Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gwaltney Crossroads.
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 Gwaltney Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gwaltney Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moores Swamp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briggs / Davis / Johnson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Booker T Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brittle Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Gwaltney Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gwaltney Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gwaltney Crossroads, with the one closest to Gwaltney Crossroads listed first.
- Comet
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Raynor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Septa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Itata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ivor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Highgate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Moorings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gwaltney Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gwaltney Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Gwaltney Crossroads ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gwaltney Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gwaltney Crossroads, 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 Gwaltney Crossroads.
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 Gwaltney Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex 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 Gwaltney Crossroads, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gwaltney Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |