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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 Nassawadox (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 Nassawadox. 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 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.

Nassawadox is located in Northampton County.

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

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

  • Northampton County     (The home county of Nassawadox)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassawadox, with the one closest to Nassawadox listed first.
    • Marionville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sheps End
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Birdsnest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wardtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wardtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
      • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wardtown
      • From Nassawadox to Wardtown
    • Exmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
      • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bridgetown
      • From Nassawadox to Bridgetown
    • Pleasant Cove Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
      • Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
    • Machipongo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pat Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
      • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
    • Cheriton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
      • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <2>
    • Cherrystone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Accomack County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassawadox, with the one closest to Nassawadox listed first.
    • Westland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
    • Ocran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocran
      • From Nassawadox to Ocran
  • Mathews County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nassawadox, with the one closest to Nassawadox listed first.
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
    • Stingray Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Amburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Nassawadox ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nassawadox.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nassawadox had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nassawadox had a population of 475 people.

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

  • Marionville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Franktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franktown
    • Franktown is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franktown <2>
  • Birdsnest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hadlock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
    • Hadlock is located in Northampton County
  • Wardtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wardtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
    • Wardtown is located in Northampton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wardtown
    • From Nassawadox to Wardtown
  • Bridgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bridgetown
    • From Nassawadox to Bridgetown
  • Exmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Wharf
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis Wharf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
    • Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
  • Machipongo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shadyside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
    • Shadyside is located in Northampton County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Craddockville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craddockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
      • Craddockville is located in Accomack County
    • Mappsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mappsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
      • Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
    • Painter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Nassawadox ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nassawadox.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nassawadox, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nassawadox.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nassawadox:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nassawadox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Nassawadox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nassawadox) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nassawadox. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4772, Longitude: -75.8602    









 

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