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 Haven Beach (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 Haven Beach. 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 Haven Beach ...
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 Haven Beach: Haven Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Haven Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Haven Beach.
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.
Haven Beach 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 Haven Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haven Beach:
- Mathews County (The home county of Haven Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Diggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Onemo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Beaverlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Mathews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- New Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Susan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Cardinal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Accomack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Belle Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Savage Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Cats Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 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 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 northeast)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- North
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rowes Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Achilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Gloucester Courthouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- White Marsh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ordinary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Gloucester Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Newgate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Buckroe Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Chapel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phoebus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Pine Chapel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- James City County
- Norge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Plain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Westland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Ocran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- White Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weems
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Kilmarnock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Ottoman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Merry Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Lankford Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Richtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Griffins Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Amburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hartfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Remlik
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Lee Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Bernard Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Cherrystone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Eastville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cape Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Jamesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Cheriton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pat Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Machipongo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Bayview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Birdsnest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nassawadox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cheapside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheapside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Lynhams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Fleeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Remo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Reedville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Surry County
- Homewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Lackey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Rochambeau Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Barlows Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haven Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Haven Beach.
Cemeteries Near Haven Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haven Beach.
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 Haven Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haven Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Owens - Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knight Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- John Forrest Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hamburg School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Stuart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Haven Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haven Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haven Beach, with the one closest to Haven Beach listed first.
- Diggs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Laban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laban is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
- Fitchetts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchetts
- Port Haywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cricket Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Hudgins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- New Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bohannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Blakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blakes is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Cobbs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grinels
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinels
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Ware Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- Severn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haven Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haven Beach.
Newspapers Published in Haven Beach ...
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 Haven Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haven Beach, 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 Haven Beach.
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 Haven Beach:
- 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
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Newport News City
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Poquoson City
- 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 Haven Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haven Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |