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 Howards 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 Howards 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 Howards 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Howards Corner: Howards Cor. (or less commonly used: Howards Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Howards Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Howards Corner may originally have been Howard's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Howards Corner might be written as Howard Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Howards Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Howards 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Howards Corner is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Howards Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howards Corner:
- Caroline County (The home county of Howards Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- New London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Samuels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- DeJarnette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Olney Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Penola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Central Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Ruther Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burruss Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Occupacia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunbrooke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Minor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Tappahannock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Doswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hewlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Beaverdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tylers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Goodall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Casco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Hunton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Quail Walk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Cauthornville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Walkerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Port Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Weedonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Fairview Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Somerset Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Dahlgren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Beulahville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Tuck Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Bumpass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <2>
- Harris ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Orange County
- Wilderness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Quantico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Newland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Naylors
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Tallent Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Thornburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Massaponax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Marye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Leavells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waverly Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Partlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Post Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Margo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Woodlanding Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Hampstead Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Chatham Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- North Potomac
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Northridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Loy Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Leedstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Potomac Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Montross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Nomini Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Hinnom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Nanjemoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobb Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Mount Victoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Rock Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Ironsides
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mount Air
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Faulkner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bel Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Blakistone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Avenue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coltons Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howards Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Howards Corner.
Cemeteries Near Howards Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howards 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 Howards Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howards Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rollins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Dew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Eagles Nest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Round Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Howards Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Howards Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howards Corner, with the one closest to Howards Corner listed first.
- Upper Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
- New London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Bowling Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoots
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smoots is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoots
- Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Whites ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whites is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Brandywine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brandywine is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paige
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Port Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Balty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Balty is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howards Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howards Corner.
Newspapers Published in Howards 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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howards Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howards Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howards Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Howards Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 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. |
| <4> | 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 Howards Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Howards Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |