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 Pitmans Corner (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 Pitmans Corner. 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 Pitmans Corner ...
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 Pitmans Corner: Pitmans Cor. (or less commonly used: Pitmans Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Pitmans Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pitmans Corner may originally have been Pitman's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pitmans Corner might be written as Pitman Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pitmans Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pitmans Corner.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pitmans Corner is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Middlesex, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Pitmans Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pitmans Corner:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Pitmans Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Kilmarnock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millenbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Merry Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Richtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Lankford Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Griffins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Monaskon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Accomack County
- Tangier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tappahannock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- North
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glenns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Adner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Ark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Belroi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- White Marsh
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- James City County
- Norge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Plain View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Contra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cumnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crouch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Mathews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cardinal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Diggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Onemo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Susan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- New Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Harmony Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Urbanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stingray Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Saluda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Remlik
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nesting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Jamesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Pleasant Cove Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Lynhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Remo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Blackwells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Fleeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Sunnybank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Heathsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ophelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rainswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Coan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Bundick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Lodge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Simonson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Farnham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Emmerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Rich Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Kinsale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Tucker Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Nomini Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Scotland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Rhodes Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Tylerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pitmans Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Pitmans Corner.
Cemeteries Near Pitmans Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitmans Corner.
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 Pitmans Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pitmans Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Claybrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (138 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morattico Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willie Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Pitmans Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pitmans Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pitmans Corner, with the one closest to Pitmans Corner listed first.
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kilmarnock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Millenbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Merry Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Bushy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grinels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grinels is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinels
- Westland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Mollusk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pitmans Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pitmans Corner.
Newspapers Published in Pitmans Corner ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitmans Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitmans Corner, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pitmans Corner.
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 Pitmans Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- York County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Pitmans Corner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pitmans Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |