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 Parkway Estates (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 Parkway Estates. 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 Parkway Estates ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Parkway Estates: Parkway Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Parkway Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Parkway Estates.
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 southwest 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 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.
Parkway Estates is located in York 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 York County: Gloucester, Hampton City, James City, Mathews, Northampton & Williamsburg City.
Below are the counties that are near Parkway Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkway Estates:
- York County (The home county of Parkway Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Charles Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Oaktree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Lackey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Ruthville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- York View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Clay Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Belroi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Gloucester Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ordinary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Roanes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Gloucester Courthouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Achilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Ark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Newgate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Chapel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Phoebus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Rushmere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rescue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raynor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Zuni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Plain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- King and Queen Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Romancoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Millenbeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Weems
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Irvington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottoman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Cardinal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Susan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Beaverlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- New Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Mathews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onemo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Diggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Saluda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harmony Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Urbanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Remlik
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Plum Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Burrowsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Southampton County
- Ivor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Ames Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Itata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Wakefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkway Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Parkway Estates.
Cemeteries Near Parkway Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkway Estates.
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 Parkway Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkway Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Galt Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Post Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Saviours Evangelical Lutheran Church City
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463455 <2>
- Gloucester Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Parkway Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parkway Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkway Estates, with the one closest to Parkway Estates listed first.
- Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Oaktree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Ewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewell is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Clay Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Lightfoot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allmondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Scotland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Yorktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gloucester Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ordinary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkway Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkway Estates.
Newspapers Published in Parkway Estates ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkway Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkway Estates, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parkway Estates.
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 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 Parkway Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Poquoson City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- 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 Parkway Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Parkway Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |