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 Skipwith 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 Skipwith 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.
Newspapers Published in Skipwith 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Skipwith Farms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Skipwith Farms, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Skipwith 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 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 Skipwith Farms:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
Cemeteries Near Skipwith Farms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skipwith 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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Skipwith Farms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skipwith Farms, with the one closest to Skipwith Farms listed first.
- Williamsburg Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsburg Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Memorial Park
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49739 <3>
- Galt Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galt Family Cemetery
- Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruton Parish Churchyard Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Family Cemetery
- Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospital Cemetery
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James City Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James City Chapel Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Saviours Evangelical Lutheran Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463455 <3>
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Cheesecake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheesecake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49772 <3>
- Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery
- Jackson Post Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Post Cemetery
- Cheesecake Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Skipwith Farms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skipwith Farms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skipwith Farms, with the one closest to Skipwith Farms listed first.
- Ewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Oaktree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Lightfoot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot
- Lightfoot is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lightfoot <5>
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
- Toano
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toano
- Toano is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toano <5>
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Clay Bank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Allmondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allmondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Highgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Lee Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- White Marsh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Marsh
- White Marsh is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Marsh <5>
- Highgate
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Skipwith Farms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skipwith Farms.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skipwith Farms. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Skipwith Farms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Skipwith Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2985, Longitude: -76.7311 In this case, the coordinates for Skipwith Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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> | 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 Skipwith Farms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |