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 Isaac (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 Isaac. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Isaac is located in Southampton 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 Southampton County: Hertford (NC), Northampton (NC), Franklin, Greensville, Suffolk City, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Isaac. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Isaac:
- Southampton County (The home county of Isaac)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Hunterdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Edgehill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Cypress Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Watkins Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Delaware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Black Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sedley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Kingsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Handsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burdette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Sunbeam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Claresville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Jarratt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Carrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zuni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rushmere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Pittmantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Manning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Whaley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Kilby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Russell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Suffolk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Chuckatuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Bennett Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Dendron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Itata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Carsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Beachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sussex
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Mason
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Grizzard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Stony Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Reynoldson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Willeyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Eure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corapeake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Murfreesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Winton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Tunis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Cofield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Menola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Menola is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Ahoskie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrellsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Poor Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Severn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
- Margarettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Potecasi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Isaac, see our County-by-County Page for Isaac.
Cemeteries Near Isaac ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isaac.
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 Isaac - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isaac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wester - Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Municipal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Southampton Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McClenny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Courtland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (118 more) ...
- Barham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Isaac had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Isaac, with the one closest to Isaac listed first.
- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Handsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Quay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Carrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Vicksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vicksville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
- Newsoms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Cleopus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sebrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Riddicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Isaac. See our List of 1890's Communities around Isaac.
Newspapers Published in Isaac ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isaac.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isaac, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isaac.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Isaac:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Southampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Isle of Wight County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Northampton 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Isaac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Isaac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |