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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 Kilmarnock (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 Kilmarnock. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Kilmarnock is primarily located in Lancaster County. A portion of Kilmarnock extends into Northumberland 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 Kilmarnock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kilmarnock:

  • Lancaster County     (The home county of Kilmarnock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Lankford Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
    • Richtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • White Stone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ocran
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
    • Irvington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weems
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • Merry Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Millenbeck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • Griffins Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
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    • Ottoman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Westland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Alfonso
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
  • Accomack County
    • Tangier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Bowlers Wharf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
    • Dunnsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tappahannock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Freeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Glenns
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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    • Adner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adner is located in Gloucester County
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    • Ark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ark is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
    • Money
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
    • Roanes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Roanes is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
    • Belroi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Belroi is located in Gloucester County
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    • White Marsh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Clay Bank
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Country Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Plain View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Mattaponi
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Contra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Cumnor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • King and Queen Court House
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Crouch
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • West Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Romancoke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Romancoke is located in King William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Mathews
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Cardinal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
    • Diggs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Beaverlett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Ruff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Onemo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Peary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • Susan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • New Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Harmony Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Locust Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Hartfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Stingray Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
    • Wilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Grafton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Urbanna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saluda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Remlik
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nesting
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
  • New Kent County
    • Plum Point
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Pleasant Cove Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
    • Jamesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamesville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Wardtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Lynhams
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
    • Remo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Blackwells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
    • Fleeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
    • Reedville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lara
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lara is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
    • Sunnybank
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Heathsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ophelia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rainswood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Bundick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Downings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Simonson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Farnham
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Rich Neck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Warsaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallent Town
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Kinsale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffiths Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Tucker Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Nomini Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Machodoc
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
  • York County
    • Barlows Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Barlows Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
  • Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Scotland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Gum Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Dameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Piney Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Somerset County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.
    • Rhodes Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Smith Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
    • Tylerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kilmarnock, see our County-by-County Page for Kilmarnock.

Cemeteries Near Kilmarnock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kilmarnock.

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 Kilmarnock - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kilmarnock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.

  • Grace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Morattico Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Christ Church Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • White Stone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Claybrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • White Stone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Campbell Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Willie Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Kilmarnock had a population of 175 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Kilmarnock had a population of 1,400 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kilmarnock, with the one closest to Kilmarnock listed first.

  • Lynhams
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
  • Irvington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • White Stone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Weems
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weems is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Merry Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
  • Millenbeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
  • Wicomico Church
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ottoman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
  • Browns Store
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
  • Westland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Westland is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Mollusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bushy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bushy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fairport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairport is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Mila
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Mila is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila
    • Blackwells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kilmarnock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kilmarnock.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kilmarnock ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kilmarnock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kilmarnock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kilmarnock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kilmarnock.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of Kilmarnock.

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 websites either 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 Kilmarnock:

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 Kilmarnock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kilmarnock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.