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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 Magotha (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 Magotha. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Magotha is located in Northampton County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Below are the counties that are near Magotha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magotha:

  • Northampton County     (The home county of Magotha)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Cheapside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheapside is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
    • Bayview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bayview is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Cape Charles
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheriton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pat Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
    • Cherrystone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
    • Eastville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Machipongo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Birdsnest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Sheps End
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Sheps End is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
    • Marionville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Nassawadox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Accomack County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Savage Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Savage Town is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
    • Cats Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
    • Painter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Achilles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • Rowes Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
    • Crab
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Crab is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
    • Gloucester Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Hampton City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Buckroe Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
    • Phoebus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Phoebus is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
    • Hampton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chapel Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 southwest)
      • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
    • Greenwood Farms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
    • Newgate Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Mathews County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • New Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Peary is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
    • Onemo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Onemo is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
    • Susan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Susan is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
    • Diggs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaverlett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
    • Ruff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruff is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
    • Mathews
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cardinal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cardinal is located in Mathews County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
  • Newport News City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Bernard Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
    • Hilton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Newport News
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Norfolk City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Monticello Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Glenwood Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
    • Sussex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Town is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Alantic City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Norfolk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson City
    • Poquoson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Portsmouth City
    • Portsmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Virginia Beach City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Cape Henry Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
    • North Virginia Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
    • Virginia Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Burtons
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
    • Thalia Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
    • Aragona Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
    • Pocahontas Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
    • Kempsville Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
    • Mapleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Westview Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
    • Nimmo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
    • Sandbridge Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.
    • Dare
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Dare is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
    • Yorkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Yorkville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Yorktown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Magotha, see our County-by-County Page for Magotha.

Cemeteries Near Magotha ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magotha.

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 Magotha - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Magotha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.

  • Tomb of Custin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cape Charles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Whitehead Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hurst Burial Ground
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Armistead Burial Ground
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (113 more) ...
    • Armistead - Hudgins Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grinnell Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jarvis Burial Ground
      (21 miles [33.8 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>

While we didn't find Magotha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Magotha.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Magotha, with the one closest to Magotha listed first.

  • Capeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cheapside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheapside is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Dalbys
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dalbys is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbys
  • Seaview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Seaview is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview
  • Cape Charles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bayview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bayview is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Cherrystone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
  • Eastville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Machipongo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Shadyside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Shadyside is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Birdsnest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bridgetown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Broadwater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadwater is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
    • Marionville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Marionville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
    • Franktown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Magotha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Magotha.

Newspapers Published in Magotha ...

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 Magotha.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magotha, 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 Magotha.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Magotha:

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 Magotha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Magotha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.