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 Tangier (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 Tangier. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Tangier 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 Tangier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tangier:
- Accomack County (The home county of Tangier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Crockett Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
- Onancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saxis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Greenbush
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Onley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tasley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parksley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Keller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Melfa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Accomac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Accomac is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Hopeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Painter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Westland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Ocran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Kilmarnock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lankford Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Weems
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Merry Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Alfonso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Millenbeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Ottoman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Mathews County
- Diggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Amburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Pleasant Cove Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Wardtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wardtown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardtown
- Jamesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Exmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nassawadox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Marionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marionville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Birdsnest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sheps End
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sheps End is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheps End
- Machipongo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Fleeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunnybank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Ophelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Lynhams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Heathsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bundick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Rainswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Dorchester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Crocheron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crocheron is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
- Bishops Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Tylerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Smith Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crisfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daugherty Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Lawsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Tulls Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Frenchtown - Rumbly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Wenona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wenona is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Upper Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Worcester County (MD)
- Pocomoke City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tangier, see our County-by-County Page for Tangier.
Cemeteries Near Tangier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tangier.
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 Tangier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tangier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- New Testament Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Canton Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mariners Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onancock Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Lawn Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McLane Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pungoteague Community Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (83 more) ...
- Major Doughty Gravesite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joynes Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tangier had a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Tangier had a population of 700 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tangier, with the one closest to Tangier listed first.
- Ewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cashville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Chesconessex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chesconessex is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesconessex
- Crisfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nandua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nandua is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nandua
- Onancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hopkins is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sunnybank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pungoteague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Savageville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Justisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Justisville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justisville
- Ophelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lilian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lilian is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilian
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tangier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tangier.
Newspapers Published in Tangier ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tangier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tangier, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tangier.
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 Tangier:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Accomack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Dorchester County
- Saint Mary's 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 Tangier, 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' (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- Tangier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |