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 Poolesville (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 Poolesville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Poolesville is located in Surry 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 Surry County: Charles City, James City, Prince George, Southampton & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Poolesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poolesville:
- Surry County (The home county of Poolesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Itata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Dendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Carsley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Charles City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Clay Bank
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Country Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ordinary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- White Marsh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belroi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Rowes Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Roanes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Gloucester Courthouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Newgate Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Greenwood Farms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Rushmere
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Zuni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walters
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Plain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Cardinal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Susan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- New Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Lee Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Bernard Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Alantic City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Monticello Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Norfolk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Burrowsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Burdette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sedley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
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- Edgehill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Cypress Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Isaac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Sebrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Ames Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Driver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Wilroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Kilby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Oaktree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poolesville, see our County-by-County Page for Poolesville.
Cemeteries Near Poolesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poolesville.
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 Poolesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poolesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Swamp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Travis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wier Neck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Poolesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poolesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poolesville, with the one closest to Poolesville listed first.
- Highgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Itata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Septa
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Scotland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Moorings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Menchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Denbigh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Lee Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poolesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poolesville.
Newspapers Published in Poolesville ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poolesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poolesville, 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 Poolesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Poolesville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- Mathews County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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> | 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 Poolesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Poolesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |