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 Litwalton (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 Litwalton. 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.
Litwalton is located in Lancaster 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 Litwalton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Litwalton:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Litwalton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Alfonso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
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- Monaskon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
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- Griffins Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
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- Merry Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
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- Richtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
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- Ottoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
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- Lankford Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
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- Millenbeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
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- Kilmarnock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tappahannock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
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- Minor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
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- Lloyds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
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- Occupacia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
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- Beazley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Glenns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
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- Adner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- North
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Belroi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Roanes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Contra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cumnor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Crouch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
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- King and Queen Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Walkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Cauthornville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Romancoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Cardinal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Mathews
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Diggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Nesting
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Plum Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Lara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Rainswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Remo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Bundick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Blackwells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Morrisons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lynhams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Fleeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Simonson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
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- Downings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
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- Emmerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Rich Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
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- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Kinsale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Tucker Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Nomini Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Machodoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
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- Montross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Scotland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drayden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Breton Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Callaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coltons Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Litwalton, see our County-by-County Page for Litwalton.
Cemeteries Near Litwalton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Litwalton.
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 Litwalton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Litwalton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Norwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willie Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Milden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Litwalton had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Litwalton, with the one closest to Litwalton listed first.
- Monaskon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Downings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Water View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Water View is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View
- Mollusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bayport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Merry Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Ivondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Ottoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Browns Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
- Montague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montague is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Jamaica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Heathsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Litwalton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Litwalton.
Newspapers Published in Litwalton ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Litwalton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Litwalton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Litwalton.
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 Litwalton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Saint Mary's 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 Litwalton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Litwalton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |