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 Houstons 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 Houstons 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 Houstons 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
- A typical abbreviation for Houstons Corner: Houstons Cor. (or less commonly used: Houstons Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Houstons Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Houstons Corner may originally have been Houston's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Houstons Corner might be written as Houston Corner.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Houstons Corner is located in Caroline County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Houstons Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Houstons Corner:
- Caroline County (The home county of Houstons Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Ruther Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruther Glen
- Ruther Glen is located in Caroline County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruther Glen <2>
- Burruss Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - DeJarnette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- New London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Stuart Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Samuels Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Central Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Olney Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Port Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <2>
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Bon Air
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Bon Air is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Air <2>
- Robious
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Chesterfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Beazley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Lloyds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Occupacia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Fredericksburg
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Goochland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Goochland is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <2>
- Maidens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
- Maidens is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <2>
- Hadensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Hadensville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <2>
- Enon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Hewlett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Beaverdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <2>
- Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Tylers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
- Goodall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Hanover County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
- Gwathmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Casco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
- Vontay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Hunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Wyndham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Quail Walk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Glen Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <2>
- Longdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Laurel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Laurel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Short Pump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Pump
- Short Pump is located in Henrico County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Short Pump <2>
- Chamberlayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Dumbarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Lakeside
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Tuckahoe Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Port Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Arnolds Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Fairview Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Manquin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manquin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manquin
- Manquin is located in King William County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manquin <2>
- Rumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Bumpass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Willowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Cuckoo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Mineral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <2>
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <2>
- Bells Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Trevilians
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Danton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Wilderness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <2>
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Huguenot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Beaumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Richmond City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Montrose Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippenham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Chippenham Village
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Partlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partlow
- Partlow is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Partlow <2>
- Marye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Thornburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Thornburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornburg <2>
- Snell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Snell is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snell <2>
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Glenora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Post Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
- Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County
- Margo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Leavells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Chatham Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Little Falls Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Stafford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <2>
- Grafton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Falmouth Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Woodlanding Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlanding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - North Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Northridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Stafford Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Lakes Village
- Stafford Lakes Village is located in Stafford County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Houstons Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Houstons Corner.
Newspapers Published in Houstons 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houstons Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Houstons Corner, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Houstons 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 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 Houstons Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Essex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fredericksburg City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Goochland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hanover County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henrico County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- King and Queen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- King George County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- King William County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Louisa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orange County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Powhatan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richmond City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Richmond County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Spotsylvania County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stafford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chesterfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemeteries of Caroline County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemeteries of Caroline County
Cemeteries Near Houstons Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houstons 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Houstons Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Baptist Church Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Cemetery
- Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- The Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehoboth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehoboth Cemetery
- Riverside Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Community Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Beaverdam.
- The Riverside Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233062 <5>
- Old Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Wright Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
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.<6>
While we didn't find Houstons Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Houstons Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Houstons Corner, with the one closest to Houstons Corner listed first.
- Hewlett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Noel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Golansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golansville
- Golansville is located in Caroline County
- Verdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Ruther Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruther Glen
- Ruther Glen is located in Caroline County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruther Glen <2>
- Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Chilesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Balty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Beaverdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beaverdam is located in Hanover County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <2>
- Blantons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Taylorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Penola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (19 more) ...
- Partlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partlow
- Partlow is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Partlow <2>
- Marye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Tylers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Partlow
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Houstons Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houstons Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houstons Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Houstons Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houstons Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9426, Longitude: -77.5316 In this case, the coordinates for Houstons Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Houstons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |