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 Rhodes (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 Rhodes. 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 Rhodes ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rhodes, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rhodes may originally have been Rhode's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rhodes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rhodes.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rhodes is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Rhodes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhodes:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Rhodes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Zuni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rushmere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Charlton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Newgate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- James City County
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Alantic City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Burdette
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Doles Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Edgehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Sedley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Ivor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Watkins Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Delaware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Kilby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Suffolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Chuckatuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Pittmantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Whaley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Wilroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Driver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Ames Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Itata
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Dendron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Spring Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Camden County (NC)
- Horseshoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Reynoldson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willeyton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Corapeake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Holly Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- White Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Savage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Eure
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gatesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Muddy Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Como
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
- Barretts Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Tuscarora Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- South Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Murfreesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Severn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rhodes, see our County-by-County Page for Rhodes.
Cemeteries Near Rhodes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhodes.
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 Rhodes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhodes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Town of Windsor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raiford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowden Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rawles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rhodes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rhodes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Myrtle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Elwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Zuni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Lees Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kilby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Isaac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Everets
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Quay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Suffolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivor
(11 miles [17.7 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 Rhodes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhodes.
Newspapers Published in Rhodes ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhodes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhodes, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhodes.
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 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 Rhodes:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Camden County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Northampton 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> | 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 Rhodes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rhodes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |