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 Totuskey (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 Totuskey. 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 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.
Totuskey is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Totuskey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Totuskey:
- Richmond County (The home county of Totuskey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Rich Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
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- Farnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Downings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Simonson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Naylors
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Caroline County
- Central Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tappahannock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Layton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Occupacia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Beazley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
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- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Glenns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
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- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Adner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Contra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Bruington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King and Queen Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthornville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Walkerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Mattaponi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Romancoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Rumford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Alfonso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Richtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Merry Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ottoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Millenbeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Kilmarnock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Nesting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Urbanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Morrisons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Rainswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Bundick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Coan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Heathsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Blackwells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Remo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Ophelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reedville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Griffiths Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Nomini Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Machodoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Hinnom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Montross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
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- Bryant Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Leedstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Solomons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cove View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Cobb Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Piney Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Lee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Dameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Saint Marys City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Breton Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Coltons Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Callaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Totuskey, see our County-by-County Page for Totuskey.
Cemeteries Near Totuskey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Totuskey.
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 Totuskey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Totuskey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Totuskey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (112 more) ...
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Totuskey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Totuskey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Totuskey, with the one closest to Totuskey listed first.
- Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Haynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Emmerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Farnham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Oldhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Lottsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Ivondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Downings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bundick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Lyells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyells is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyells
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heathsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tucker Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Totuskey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Totuskey.
Newspapers Published in Totuskey ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Totuskey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Totuskey, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Totuskey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Totuskey:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Northumberland County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's 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 Totuskey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Totuskey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |