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 Meter (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 Meter. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Meter is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Charles (MD), Saint Mary's (MD), Essex, King George, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Meter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meter:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Meter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Tucker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
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- Machodoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Griffiths Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nomini Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Chiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Montross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Colonial Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Central Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Port Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Tappahannock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Layton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Bowlers Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Occupacia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Dunbrooke
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
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- Beazley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
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- Millers Tavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Contra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
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- Cauthornville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Crouch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Dahlgren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Hooes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Edgehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Weedonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Port Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Alfonso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Lankford Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Monaskon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Richtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Middlesex County
- Nesting
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Ophelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Remo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Sunnybank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
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- Reedville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Rich Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Emmerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Naylors
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Downings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Solomons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Coster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Drum Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broomes Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mackall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Hellen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Brianwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Lusby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Cobb Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Independence Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Faulkner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Bel Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Fishing Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Taylors Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crapo is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
- Lakesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakesville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
- Prince George's County (MD)
- Eagle Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Tall Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Breton Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Valley Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Callaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coltons Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Great Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Avenue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meter, see our County-by-County Page for Meter.
Cemeteries Near Meter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meter.
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 Meter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Potomac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Our Ladys Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Currioman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (129 more) ...
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Meter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meter, with the one closest to Meter listed first.
- Coles Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Machodoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Piney Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kinsale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nomini Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Oldhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Valley Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Chiltons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmers Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lyells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lyells is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyells
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meter.
Newspapers Published in Meter ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meter, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Meter:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Prince George's 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Meter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Meter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |