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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 Laban (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 Laban. 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 doctors 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.
Laban is located in Mathews 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 Mathews County: Gloucester & Middlesex.
Below are the counties that are near Laban. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laban:
- Mathews County (The home county of Laban)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Onemo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
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- Ruff
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
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- Peary
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Beaverlett
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Diggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Susan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Mathews
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cardinal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Accomack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Belle Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Savage Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Cats Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
- Painter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Achilles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Rowes Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Roanes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Ordinary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Courthouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- White Marsh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Country Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Gloucester Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Newgate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Buckroe Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Chapel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Phoebus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Pine Chapel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Norge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Plain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- King William County
- West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Westland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- White Stone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ocran
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weems
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Millenbeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Kilmarnock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ottoman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Merry Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Richtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Amburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Stingray Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hartfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Remlik
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Lee Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Bernard Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Cherrystone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Eastville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cape Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cheriton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Pat Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Bayview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Machipongo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jamesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Pleasant Cove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Cheapside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cheapside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Birdsnest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sheps End
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sheps End is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Lynhams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Fleeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Remo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Reedville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Surry County
- Homewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Lackey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorkville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Rochambeau Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Barlows Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laban, see our County-by-County Page for Laban.
Cemeteries Near Laban ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laban.
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 Laban - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laban covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hamburg School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stuart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bowen - Sadler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hurst - Ward Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Borum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Horn Harbor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- John Forrest Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Laban had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laban, with the one closest to Laban listed first.
- Port Haywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Diggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fitchetts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fitchetts is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchetts
- Bohannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Cricket Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cricket Hill is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket Hill
- Hudgins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Blakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blakes is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Cobbs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ware Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Severn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Achilles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Roanes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Grinels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinels
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laban. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laban.
Newspapers Published in Laban ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laban.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laban, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laban.
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 Laban:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mathews County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Poquoson City
- Surry County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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 Laban, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laban) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |