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 Scotts 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 Scotts 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 Scotts 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 Scotts Corner: Scotts Cor. (or less commonly used: Scotts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Scotts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Scotts Corner may originally have been Scott's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Scotts Corner might be written as Scott Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotts 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Scotts Corner is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Scotts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotts Corner:
- Richmond County (The home county of Scotts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Farnham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Downings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Emmerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simonson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Rich Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Caroline County
- Central Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tappahannock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Dunbrooke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Minor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Lloyds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Beazley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Glenns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Adner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- North
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Contra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Mattaponi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Cauthornville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Plain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Alfonso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Monaskon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Richtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Lankford Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Kilmarnock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Irvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Nesting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- New Kent County
- Plum Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Rainswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lara
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Heathsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morrisons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Bundick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Blackwells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Ophelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fleeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Lynhams
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Nomini Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Machodoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Bryant Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Leedstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Cobb Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Piney Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tall Timbers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Dameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Callaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coltons Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Scotts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Scotts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotts 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 Scotts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Farnham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (103 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Scotts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotts Corner, with the one closest to Scotts Corner listed first.
- Farnham
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Downings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Ivondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Emmerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Haynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Litwalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
- Heathsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lottsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oldhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Bundick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bowlers Wharf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Bayport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bayport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 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 Scotts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Scotts 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotts Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotts 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 Scotts Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northumberland County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's 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 Scotts 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scotts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |