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 Peaceful Shores (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 Peaceful Shores. 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 Peaceful Shores ...
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 Peaceful Shores: Peaceful Shrs.
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 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.
Peaceful Shores is located in Northampton County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Below are the counties that are near Peaceful Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peaceful Shores:
- Northampton County (The home county of Peaceful Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Jamesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Pleasant Cove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Wardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Bridgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Nassawadox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsnest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Sheps End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheps End is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
- Exmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Machipongo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cherrystone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Pat Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Accomack County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Belle Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savage Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Savage Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Town
- Cats Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cats Bridge is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cats Bridge
- Painter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Melfa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Wachapreague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locustville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Onley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tasley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowes Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Westland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Ocran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- White Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kilmarnock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weems
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Lankford Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Diggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Onemo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Mathews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Susan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Cardinal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Stingray Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Amburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hartfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Lynhams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Fleeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Sunnybank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peaceful Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Peaceful Shores.
Cemeteries Near Peaceful Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peaceful Shores.
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 Peaceful Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peaceful Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Belle Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Place Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McLane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Major Doughty Gravesite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martin/Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin/Hatton
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin/Hatton is located outside and to the west of Melfa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258639 <2>
- Onancock Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cape Charles Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (89 more) ...
- Joynes Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
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 Peaceful Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peaceful Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peaceful Shores, with the one closest to Peaceful Shores listed first.
- Jamesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Bridgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Franktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wardtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Davis Wharf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Wharf is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Wharf
- Nassawadox
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birdsnest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Hadlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hadlock is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadlock
- Craddockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craddockville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddockville
- Machipongo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Exmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Belle Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shadyside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Nandua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nandua is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peaceful Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peaceful Shores.
Newspapers Published in Peaceful Shores ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peaceful Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peaceful Shores, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peaceful Shores.
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 helpful 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 Peaceful Shores:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Gloucester County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland 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> | 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 Peaceful Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peaceful Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |