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 Oak Row (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 Oak Row. 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.
Oak Row is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Row. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Row:
- Richmond County (The home county of Oak Row)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Newland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Naylors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Tallent Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Neck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Emmerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simons Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Farnham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Downings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simonson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Central Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Port Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Samuels Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- DeJarnette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Moss Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olney Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Penola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Layton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loretto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Dunbrooke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millers Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Bowlers Wharf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Cauthornville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Bruington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Contra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Walkerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ninde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Port Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Dahlgren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnolds Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hooes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Weedonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Hampstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Ambar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Beulahville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Rumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Alfonso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Nesting
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Rainswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Bundick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Stafford County
- Woodlanding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Montross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Chiltons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Nomini Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Bryant Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Leedstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Hinnom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Machodoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Nash Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Solomons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broomes Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Cove View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Dowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Hellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hellen is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellen
- Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Cobb Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Morgantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Mount Victoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Faulkner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Bel Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Independence Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Coltons Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blakistone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Milestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
- Breton Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Bushwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Compton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Hurry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Tall Timbers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clements
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chaptico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Row, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Row.
Cemeteries Near Oak Row ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Row.
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 Oak Row - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Row covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Rappahannock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Welcome Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Menokin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Currioman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Upper Essex Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Hermon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Episcopal Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Oak Row in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Row.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Row, with the one closest to Oak Row listed first.
- Newland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Montross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Baynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Naylors
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Chiltons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Layton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Potomac Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Nomini Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Leedstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Lloyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Landing
- Tappahannock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Row. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Row.
Newspapers Published in Oak Row ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Row.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Row, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Row.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Oak Row:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert 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 Oak Row, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Row) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |