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 Lawson (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 Lawson. 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 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.
Lawson is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Lawson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawson:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Lawson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rescue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Rushmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Raynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Zuni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Charlton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Country Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Achilles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ordinary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rowes Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Clay Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- White Marsh
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- York View
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Roanes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Belroi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Money
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Aberdeen Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Newgate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Chapel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- New Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Hilton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Lee Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Alantic City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Burdette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sedley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Cypress Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Watkins Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Ames Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Driver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Wilroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Kilby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Manning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Itata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Homewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dendron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Virginia Beach City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Burtons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Westview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Aragona Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Kempsville Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Pocahontas Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Thalia Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Yorkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Lackey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Dare
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Charles Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Yorktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawson, see our County-by-County Page for Lawson.
Cemeteries Near Lawson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawson.
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 Lawson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Battery Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Peninsula Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Lawson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawson, with the one closest to Lawson listed first.
- Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Septa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Magnet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rescue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Menchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Raynor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Morrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Newport News
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denbigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Itata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Chuckatuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Oriana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawson.
Newspapers Published in Lawson ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawson, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawson.
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 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 Lawson:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Mathews County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Virginia Beach City
- 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> | 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 Lawson, 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 from Point A (ie- Lawson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |