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 Skimino Farms (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 Skimino Farms. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Skimino Farms 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 Skimino Farms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skimino Farms:
- York County (The home county of Skimino Farms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Oaktree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
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- Barlows Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Charles Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Rochambeau Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Yorktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Ruthville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Clay Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Belroi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- York View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Money
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Roanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- White Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gloucester Courthouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Ordinary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Crab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Gloucester Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Newgate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Greenwood Farms
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Pine Chapel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Phoebus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Elko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Rushmere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Rescue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raynor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Norge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Plain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- King and Queen Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Millenbeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Weems
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ottoman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monaskon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Merry Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ocran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Westland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Kilmarnock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Cardinal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Mathews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ruff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Susan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Beaverlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- New Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Onemo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Diggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Saluda
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Locust Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Remlik
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Nesting
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Plum Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Lee Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Burrowsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Garysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Homewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Claremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Surry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Spring Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Itata
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Carsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Dendron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skimino Farms, see our County-by-County Page for Skimino Farms.
Cemeteries Near Skimino Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skimino Farms.
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 Skimino Farms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skimino Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Williamsburg Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Saviours Evangelical Lutheran Church City
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463455 <2>
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galt Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Bellamy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Curtis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Skimino Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skimino Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skimino Farms, with the one closest to Skimino Farms listed first.
- Oaktree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Lightfoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Allmondsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Clay Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Toano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grove is located in James City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- White Marsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Gloucester Courthouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woods Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
- Plain View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Ordinary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skimino Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skimino Farms.
Newspapers Published in Skimino Farms ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skimino Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skimino Farms, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skimino Farms.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Skimino Farms:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Henrico County
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Poquoson City
- Prince George County
- Surry County
- 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> | 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. |
| <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 Skimino Farms, 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 from Point A (ie- Skimino Farms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |