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 Palmtown (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 Palmtown. 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 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 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.
Palmtown is located in Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County: Charles (MD), Saint Mary's (MD), Essex, King George, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Palmtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmtown:
- Westmoreland County (The home county of Palmtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Machodoc
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Griffiths Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Hinnom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nomini Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Chiltons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Montross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Central Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Port Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Tappahannock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Layton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Bowlers Wharf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Occupacia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Dunbrooke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Millers Tavern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Beazley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Minor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Contra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cauthornville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Crouch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Bruington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cumnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Ninde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Edgehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Port Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Weedonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Alfonso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Lankford Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Richtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Millenbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Kilmarnock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Nesting
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Rainswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Heathsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lara
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Ophelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Remo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Sunnybank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Rich Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Tallent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Emmerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Naylors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Farnham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Downings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simonson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Solomons
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Broomes Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mackall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mackall is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
- Wallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wallville is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Brianwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Cove Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Cobb Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Mount Victoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
- Morgantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Newburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benedict
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Independence Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Independence Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Village
- Faulkner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Dorchester County (MD)
- Fishing Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Tall Timbers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Valley Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Coltons Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Compton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avenue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Great Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmtown, see our County-by-County Page for Palmtown.
Cemeteries Near Palmtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmtown.
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 Palmtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Burnt House Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Potomac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Currioman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Menokin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Totuskey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Palmtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palmtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmtown, with the one closest to Palmtown listed first.
- Hague
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Machodoc
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Tucker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Coles Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Oldhams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyells is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyells
- Farmers Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Fork is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
- Piney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chiltons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Haynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Montross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmtown.
Newspapers Published in Palmtown ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmtown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Palmtown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Westmoreland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Dorchester 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Palmtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |