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 Samos (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 Samos. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Samos is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster & Mathews.
Below are the counties that are near Samos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Samos:
- Middlesex County (The home county of Samos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Nesting
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saluda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Tappahannock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Minor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Dunbrooke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Beazley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Glenns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Adner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Ark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- North
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Belroi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Money
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Clay Bank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Roanes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- York View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- White Marsh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Country Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Hanover County
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- James City County
- Norge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Contra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Mattaponi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plain View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Crouch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Bruington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Walkerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Cauthornville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Manquin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Monaskon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Griffins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Merry Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Millenbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Richtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Weems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Alfonso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kilmarnock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Stone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lankford Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Ocran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Cardinal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Mathews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Beaverlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Diggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Onemo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Susan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Peary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Plum Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunstall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Lara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Rainswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lynhams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Heathsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Remo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Blackwells
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Bundick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lodge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Morrisons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Fleeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybank
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Simonson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Farnham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Rich Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tallent Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Tucker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Machodoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chiltons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Samos, see our County-by-County Page for Samos.
Cemeteries Near Samos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Samos.
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 Samos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Samos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Metropolitan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hermitage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlesex Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glebe Landing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood 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.<2>
While we didn't find Samos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Samos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Samos, with the one closest to Samos listed first.
- Church View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Water View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Water View is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View
- Jamaica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamaica is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Bayport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Monaskon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Urbanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mollusk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mascot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mascot is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Saluda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Litwalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
- Montague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montague is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dragonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
- Stormont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stormont is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormont
- Millenbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Samos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Samos.
Newspapers Published in Samos ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Samos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Samos, 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 Samos.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Samos:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Middlesex County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hanover County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Saint Mary's 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 Samos, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Samos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |