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 Turpin (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 Turpin. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Turpin is located in King William 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 King William County: Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen & New Kent.
Below are the counties that are near Turpin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turpin:
- King William County (The home county of Turpin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Manquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Enfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Beulahville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Tuck Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Lanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Romancoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Central Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Burruss Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- DeJarnette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Samuels Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Roxbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ruthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Kimages
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Bensley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bon Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Meadowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Robious
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Minor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Millers Tavern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Beazley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Dunbrooke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Dunnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lloyds
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Tappahannock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Occupacia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Bowlers Wharf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Westwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atlee Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Mechanicsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Verdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Hewlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Goodall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Hylas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Green Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Currituck Farms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Highland Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Chamberlayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- East Highland Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Fair Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
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- Sandston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- Lee Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Hunton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Walkerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cauthornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Crouch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
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- King and Queen Court House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattaponi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- Port Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Nesting
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- Remlik
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Tunstall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Naylors
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Simons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Warsaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Tallent Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Chippenham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Walmsley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Emmerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simonson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Farnham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Leedstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Montross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Nash Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Potomac Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Baynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turpin, see our County-by-County Page for Turpin.
Cemeteries Near Turpin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turpin.
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 Turpin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turpin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adams Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian View Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Indian School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Epworth Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bruington Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luther Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Second Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Enon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethesda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Christian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Turpin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turpin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turpin, with the one closest to Turpin listed first.
- Aylett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Rumford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Globe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Beulahville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Etna Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Etna Mills is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Mills
- Walkerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Mangohick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mangohick is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangohick
- King William
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Owenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Owenton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owenton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Studley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Church is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church
- Minor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turpin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turpin.
Newspapers Published in Turpin ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turpin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turpin, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turpin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Turpin:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to King William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Essex County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland 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 Turpin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turpin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |