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 Seaford Shores (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 Seaford Shores. 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 Seaford Shores ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Seaford Shores: Seaford Shrs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Seaford Shores is located in York 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 York County: Gloucester, Hampton City, James City, Mathews, Northampton & Williamsburg City.
Below are the counties that are near Seaford Shores. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seaford Shores:
- York County (The home county of Seaford Shores)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Dare
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dare is located in York County
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- Yorkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Rochambeau Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Oaktree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Charlton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Achilles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Crab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Rowes Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Ordinary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- White Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Clay Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Money
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Belroi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Newgate Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Chapel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Greenwood Farms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Chapel Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Buckroe Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Phoebus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Rescue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rushmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Smithfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Plain View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Lancaster County
- Westland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- New Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Susan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Peary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Cardinal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Beaverlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Onemo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Mathews
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Diggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Hartfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Harmony Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saluda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Red Hill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bernard Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Hilton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Sussex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Alantic City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Cape Charles
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cheapside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cheapside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Cherrystone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Bayview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Cheriton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pat Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Eastville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Ames Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Chuckatuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Driver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Wilroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Homewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Itata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dendron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Virginia Beach City
- The following are listed by their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Burtons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
- Aragona Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Pocahontas Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Westview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Cape Henry Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
- Kempsville Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Thalia Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- North Virginia Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seaford Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Seaford Shores.
Cemeteries Near Seaford Shores ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seaford Shores.
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 Seaford Shores - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seaford Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopson Gravesite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yorktown National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- French Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eastern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Potters Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Western Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Seaford Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seaford Shores.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seaford Shores, with the one closest to Seaford Shores listed first.
- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oriana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oriana is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
- Achilles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Denbigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denbigh is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
- Newport News
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Severn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Lee Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Menchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Menchville is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
- Morrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrison is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
- Ordinary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seaford Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seaford Shores.
Newspapers Published in Seaford Shores ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seaford Shores.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seaford Shores, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seaford Shores.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Seaford Shores:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Northampton County
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Virginia Beach City
- Williamsburg City
- 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 Seaford Shores, 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- Seaford Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |