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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 Sissons 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 Sissons 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 Sissons 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 Sissons Corner: Sissons Cor. (or less commonly used: Sissons Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Sissons Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sissons Corner may originally have been Sisson's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sissons Corner might be written as Sisson Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sissons Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sissons 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 and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Sissons Corner is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Lancaster, Richmond & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Sissons Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sissons Corner:

  • Northumberland County     (The home county of Sissons Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Heathsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Bundick
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
    • Coan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coan is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
    • Rainswood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
    • Lodge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
    • Blackwells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
    • Lara
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lara is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
    • Morrisons Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
    • Ophelia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Remo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Remo is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
    • Sunnybank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
    • Reedville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Accomack County
    • Tangier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Bowlers Wharf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
    • Dunnsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Tappahannock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dunbrooke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
    • Millers Tavern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
    • Minor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Minor is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Freeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Freeport is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Glenns
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Contra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Contra is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
    • Crouch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crouch is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
    • Cumnor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
    • King and Queen Court House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Alfonso
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
    • Lankford Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
    • Richtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Richtown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
    • Griffins Landing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
    • Merry Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
    • Kilmarnock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Monaskon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
    • Ottoman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
    • Millenbeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
    • Irvington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ocran
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
    • Weems
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Weems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Nesting
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nesting is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
    • Urbanna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Remlik
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Harmony Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Saluda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Amburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Amburg is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
    • Grafton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Grafton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Hartfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wilton is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
    • Stingray Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Farnham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
    • Downings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Downings is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
    • Rich Neck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
    • Simonson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Simonson is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
    • Emmerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Emmerton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
    • Simons Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
    • Warsaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Tallent Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
    • Naylors
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Naylors is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
    • Newland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Newland is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Kinsale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffiths Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
    • Tucker Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
    • Machodoc
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
    • Nomini Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
    • Hinnom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
    • Chiltons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
    • Montross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryant Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
    • Baynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
  • Calvert County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Solomons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Drum Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Olivet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Coster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Brianwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Cove Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
  • Charles County (MD)
  • Dorchester County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Fishing Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishops Head
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
    • Crocheron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
    • Wingate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Scotland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gum Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Piney Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Drayden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tall Timbers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Saint Marys City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Valley Lee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
    • Great Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Callaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lexington Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Somerset County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.
    • Ewell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Rhodes Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
    • Smith Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
    • Tylerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wenona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sissons Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Sissons Corner.

Cemeteries Near Sissons Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sissons 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 Sissons Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sissons Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.

  • Fairfields Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hope Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibeon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Farnham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Roseland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • TestShiva Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pt. Lookout Confederate Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyells Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Totuskey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Sissons Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sissons Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sissons Corner, with the one closest to Sissons Corner listed first.

  • Heathsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Avalon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
  • Bundick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
  • Lewisetta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisetta
  • Lottsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lodge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodge is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Browns Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Browns Store is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
  • Blackwells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
  • Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Village is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
  • Wicomico Church
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mila
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mila is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mila
  • Lilian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lilian is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilian
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ophelia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kinsale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Farnham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Farnham is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sissons Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sissons Corner.

Newspapers Published in Sissons 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sissons Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sissons 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 Sissons 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 either 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 Sissons Corner:

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>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- Sissons Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Sissons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.