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 Littleton (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 Littleton. 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 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.
Littleton is located in Sussex 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 Sussex County: Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Littleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Littleton:
- Sussex County (The home county of Littleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Sussex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Brunswick County
- Callaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Bollinger Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Ettrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Rowanta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Grant Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Sutherland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Jarratt
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Claresville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Radium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Skippers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Zuni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Walters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Raynor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Carrsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Magnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rushmere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- James City County
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Sebrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Joyner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Pope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Worrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Sedley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Doles Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Ivor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Capron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vincent Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Black Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Pittmantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Manning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Carsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Beachland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Itata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Surry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Barretts Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Severn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Margarettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Pendleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Littleton, see our County-by-County Page for Littleton.
Cemeteries Near Littleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Littleton.
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 Littleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Littleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sebrell - Reese Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reidville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Littleton had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
- Lumberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberton is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Homeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homeville is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeville
- Booker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sebrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Vicksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hilda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilda is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
- Worrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Pope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Capron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ivor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Littleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Littleton.
Newspapers Published in Littleton ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Littleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Littleton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Littleton.
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 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 Littleton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Sussex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Littleton, 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- Littleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |