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 Oakley Landing (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 Oakley Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Oakley Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oakley Landing: Oakley Lndg. (or less commonly used: Oakley Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oakley Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oakley Landing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Oakley Landing 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 Oakley Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oakley Landing:
- Richmond County (The home county of Oakley Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Simonson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
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- Downings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
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- Simons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
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- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
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- Emmerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
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- Rich Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Tallent Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
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- Newland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Caroline County
- Central Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
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- Dunnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tappahannock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
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- Minor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
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- Lloyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
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- Beazley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
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- Occupacia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
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- Loretto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Glenns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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- Freeport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Adner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- North
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Belroi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
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- Money
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- James City County
- Norge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Contra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
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- Crouch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
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- King and Queen Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Mattaponi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Plain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Walkerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
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- Cauthornville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Romancoke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Manquin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Monaskon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
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- Alfonso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Ottoman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Richtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Millenbeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Lankford Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Kilmarnock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
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- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Cardinal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
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- Mathews
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Nesting
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Plum Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunstall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
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- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Lara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
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- Rainswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
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- Heathsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisons Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Bundick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
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- Coan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Blackwells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
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- Remo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
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- Lynhams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
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- Fleeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
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- Reedville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ophelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Tucker Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Machodoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Leedstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- York County
- Barlows Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Piney Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Dameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Coltons Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oakley Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Oakley Landing.
Cemeteries Near Oakley Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oakley Landing.
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 Oakley Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oakley Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glebe Landing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (112 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Oakley Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakley Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oakley Landing, with the one closest to Oakley Landing listed first.
- Ivondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Bayport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Downings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Litwalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montague is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Water View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Water View is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View
- Bowlers Wharf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Jamaica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Monaskon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Mollusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ino is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
- Church View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wares Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wares Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Wharf
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oakley Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oakley Landing.
Newspapers Published in Oakley Landing ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakley Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakley Landing, 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 Oakley Landing.
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 Oakley Landing:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Westmoreland County
- York 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 Oakley Landing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oakley Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |