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 South Point (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 South Point. 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 South Point ...
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.
Another variation: Southpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for South Point: S. Point
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Point.
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 and doctors 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.
South Point is located in Accomack 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 Accomack County: Somerset (MD), Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near South Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Point:
- Accomack County (The home county of South Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Modest Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gargatha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Nelsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Metompkin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Mappsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloxom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Groton Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Parksley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitesville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Hallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Accomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Accomac is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Exmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wardtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Pleasant Cove Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Jamesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Nassawadox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Birdsnest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheps End
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheps End is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
- Bridgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Rehobeth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tulls Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Lawsonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Crisfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Costen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- West Pocomoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Daugherty Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Westover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Manokin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Stockton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Point, see our County-by-County Page for South Point.
Cemeteries Near South Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Point.
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 South Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Wessells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloxom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edge Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Onancock.
- Mt. Holly Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joynes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onancock Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Martin/Hatton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin/Hatton
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin/Hatton is located outside and to the west of Melfa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258639 <2>
- Mechanics Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Red Mens Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 South Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Modest Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Metompkin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Metompkin is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metompkin
- Nelsonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Gargatha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Pastoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pastoria is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Bloxom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mappsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Guilford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Parksley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Mearsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Justisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Lee Mont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Mont is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mont
- Temperanceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Point.
Newspapers Published in South Point ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Point, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Point.
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 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 South Point:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Accomack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Northampton County
- Somerset County
- Worcester County
- 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 South Point, 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- South Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |