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 Surry (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 Surry. 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 Surry ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Surry was referred to as Surry Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Surry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Surry.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Surry is located in Surry County and is the County Seat.
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 Surry County: Charles City, James City, Prince George, Southampton & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Surry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Surry:
- Surry County (The home county of Surry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Beachland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Carsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Charles City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Clay Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Country Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Crab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Gloucester Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belroi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Ordinary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Marsh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Roanes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Rowes Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Ark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Newgate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Greenwood Farms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Phoebus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Henrico County
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Rushmere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Magnet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Raynor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zuni
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Rescue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Windsor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walters
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Carrsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Plain View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Romancoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Plum Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Lee Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bernard Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Burrowsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Doles Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Black Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Burdette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Sedley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Sebrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Cypress Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Ames Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Driver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Shoulders Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Wilroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Kilby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Charles Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Oaktree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Lackey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Surry, see our County-by-County Page for Surry.
Cemeteries Near Surry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Surry.
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 Surry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Surry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wier Neck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moores Swamp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swanns Point Plantation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Surry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hospital Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Surry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Surry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Surry, with the one closest to Surry listed first.
- Alliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Moorings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Highgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Homewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Tettington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tettington is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tettington
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Savedge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Savedge is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savedge
- Comet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Septa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Surry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Surry.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Surry ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Surry.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Surry. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Surry and those printed in the larger area surrounding Surry.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of Surry.
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 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 Surry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Surry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Poquoson City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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> | 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 Surry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Surry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |