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 Irvington (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 Irvington. 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.
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 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.
Irvington is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Middlesex, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Irvington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irvington:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Irvington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Weems
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Millenbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Kilmarnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Lankford Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Alfonso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Accomack County
- Tangier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tappahannock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Adner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Ark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Belroi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- White Marsh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Country Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- James City County
- Norge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Plain View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Contra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- King and Queen Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Romancoke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Mathews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cardinal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Diggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Onemo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Susan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- New Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Urbanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Remlik
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nesting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Jamesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Pleasant Cove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Bridgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Lynhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Remo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Blackwells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Fleeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Lara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Reedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnybank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Rainswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Ophelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Simonson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Farnham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Emmerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Rich Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Kinsale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Tucker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Rhodes Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Tylerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irvington, see our County-by-County Page for Irvington.
Cemeteries Near Irvington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irvington.
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 Irvington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irvington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Claybrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morattico Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Irvington had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Irvington had a population of 398 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irvington, with the one closest to Irvington listed first.
- Weems
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Kilmarnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bushy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Lynhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Cooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Merry Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grinels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinels
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Mollusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irvington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irvington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Irvington ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Irvington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Irvington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Irvington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of Irvington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Irvington:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- York County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset 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 Irvington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irvington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |