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 The Links (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 The Links. 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.
The Links is located in James City 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 James City County: Charles City, Gloucester, King and Queen, New Kent, Newport News City, Surry, Williamsburg City & York.
Below are the counties that are near The Links. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Links:
- James City County (The home county of The Links)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Norge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Ruthville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Meadowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Clay Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Belroi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ordinary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Marsh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Roanes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Crab
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Gloucester Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Gloucester Courthouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Newgate Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Chapel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover County
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Elko
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Deep Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Green Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Turner Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Rushmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Rescue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Plain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- King and Queen Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cumnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Romancoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Millenbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Weems
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Cardinal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Susan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Beaverlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Mathews
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ruff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Onemo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Diggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Saluda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Hartfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Remlik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Urbanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Plum Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Lee Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Burrowsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Ivor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doles Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Spring Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Beachland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Itata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Carsley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dare
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Links, see our County-by-County Page for The Links.
Cemeteries Near The Links ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Links.
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 The Links - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Links covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Saviours Evangelical Lutheran Church City
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463455 <2>
- Wier Neck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (204 more) ...
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find The Links in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Links.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Links, with the one closest to The Links listed first.
- Ewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Lightfoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toano
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oaktree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Tettington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Allmondsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Holdcroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holdcroft is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdcroft
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clay Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Lanexa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Links. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Links.
Newspapers Published in The Links ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Links.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Links, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Links.
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 The Links:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to James City County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Poquoson City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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 The Links, 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- The Links) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |