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 Milbank (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 Milbank. 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 and 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.
Milbank is located in King George 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 King George County: Charles (MD), Caroline, Essex, Stafford & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Milbank. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milbank:
- King George County (The home county of Milbank)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Port Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgehill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Weedonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ambar is located in King George County
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- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Fairview Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Hampstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Port Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Samuels Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Moss Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Stuart Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Olney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Central Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- DeJarnette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Beazley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Minor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Tappahannock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Tavern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Doswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Cauthornville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Beulahville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Orange County
- Wilderness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Chamberlain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Triangle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joplin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Georgetown Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kopp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Newland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Naylors
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Tallent Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Massaponax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Thornburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Leavells
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Waverly Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Snell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Post Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Todds Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Woodlanding Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Hampstead Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Loy Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- North Potomac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Chatham Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Falmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Nash Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Leedstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Colonial Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Bryant Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hinnom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Morgantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Nanjemoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Victoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Rock Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Doncaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Faulkner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- McConchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Bel Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Blakistone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Avenue
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bushwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coltons Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Budds Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Abell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chaptico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Clements
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Breton Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milbank, see our County-by-County Page for Milbank.
Cemeteries Near Milbank ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milbank.
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 Milbank - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milbank covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Dew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peoples Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Round Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mildale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Milbank in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Milbank.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milbank, with the one closest to Milbank listed first.
- Port Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Port Conway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Brandywine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brandywine is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgehill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Moss Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Comorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Comorn is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comorn
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Rollins Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rollins Fork is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Fork
- Weedonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Osso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Osso is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osso
- Upper Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Passapatanzy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milbank. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milbank.
Newspapers Published in Milbank ...
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 Milbank.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milbank, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milbank.
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 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 Milbank:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to King George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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> | 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 Milbank, 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- Milbank) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |