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 Pauls Crossroads (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 Pauls Crossroads. 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 Pauls Crossroads ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Pauls Crossroads: Pauls Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Pauls Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pauls Crossroads may originally have been Paul's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pauls Crossroads might be written as Paul Crossroads.
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 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.
Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex 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 Essex County: Caroline, King and Queen, King George, Middlesex, Richmond & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Pauls Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pauls Crossroads:
- Essex County (The home county of Pauls Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Dunbrooke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tappahannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Bowlers Wharf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Lloyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Beazley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Occupacia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Loretto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Central Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- DeJarnette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Samuels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Ruther Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charles City County
- Roxbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Glenns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Adner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Westwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Green Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Currituck Farms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Crouch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Bruington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Contra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cauthornville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Cumnor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Walkerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King and Queen Court House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mattaponi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Port Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Edgehill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Rumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Beulahville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Lanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Manquin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Tuck Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Romancoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Monaskon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Alfonso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Ottoman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Merry Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Richtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Millenbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Lankford Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Weems
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Kilmarnock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Nesting
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saluda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Urbanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Tunstall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Rainswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Morrisons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Lodge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(24 miles [38.6 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 east)
- Blackwells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Naylors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emmerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Newland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Tallent Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Downings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Farnham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simonson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Rich Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Nomini Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Montross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Leedstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Machodoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Baynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Chiltons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Griffiths Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Hinnom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Bryant Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Potomac Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Kinsale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Cobb Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Coltons Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avenue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Tall Timbers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blakistone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
- Piney Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bushwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Compton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Milestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pauls Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Pauls Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Pauls Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pauls Crossroads.
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 Pauls Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pauls Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rappahannock Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smyrna Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Brizendine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exol Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exol Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Exol Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the east of Crouch.
- The Exol Cemetery has also been known as:
- Exol Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50179 <3>
- Upper Essex Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cobham Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Clarksville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milden Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pauls Crossroads had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pauls Crossroads, with the one closest to Pauls Crossroads listed first.
- Howertons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howertons is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertons
- Brays
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brays is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays
- Millers Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Bestland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bestland is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestland
- Dunnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tappahannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powcan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powcan is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powcan
- Upright
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Upright is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upright
- Mount Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Landing is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Landing
- Ozeana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ozeana is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozeana
- Wares Wharf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wares Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wares Wharf
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rexburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rexburg is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg
- Bruington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Crouch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pauls Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pauls Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Pauls Crossroads ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pauls Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pauls Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pauls Crossroads.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pauls Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Essex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pauls Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Pauls Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |