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 New Church (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 New Church. 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.
New Church is located in Accomack 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 Accomack County: Somerset (MD), Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near New Church. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Church:
- Accomack County (The home county of New Church)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Church, with the one closest to New Church listed first.
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Withams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Withams is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Sign Post
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Atlantic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenbackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Franklin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Groton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Chincoteague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Mappsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birch Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Town
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Church, with the one closest to New Church listed first.
- West Pocomoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Rehobeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Costen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Tulls Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Westover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Manokin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Lawsonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Fairmount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Crisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daugherty Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Church, with the one closest to New Church listed first.
- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Whiton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Fruitland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Dogwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Powellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Green Hill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Capitola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- White Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Centennial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Parsonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Church, with the one closest to New Church listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Church, see our County-by-County Page for New Church.
Cemeteries Near New Church ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Church.
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 New Church - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Church, with the one closest to New Church listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Remson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pitts Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Greenbackville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (110 more) ...
- Union Franklin City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Church had a population of 138 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Church, with the one closest to New Church listed first.
- Horsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Wattsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Horntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Temperanceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atlantic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sinnickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Welbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Pocomoke City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Goodwill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Messongo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Hallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Greenbackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Belinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Franklin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Church. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Church.
Newspapers Published in New Church ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Church.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Church, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Church.
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 helpful 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 New Church:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Accomack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester 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 New Church, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Church) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |