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 Walmsley (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 Walmsley. 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 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.
Walmsley is located in Northumberland 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 Northumberland County: Lancaster, Richmond & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Walmsley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walmsley:
- Northumberland County (The home county of Walmsley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Rainswood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
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- Bundick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
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- Coan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Heathsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisons Corner is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisons Corner
- Lara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
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- Blackwells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Ophelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Remo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
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- Sunnybank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Reedville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Accomack County
- Tangier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tappahannock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunbrooke is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbrooke
- Millers Tavern
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Minor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
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- Occupacia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Beazley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Glenns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Contra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Cumnor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- Cauthornville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- Mattaponi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Romancoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Alfonso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Griffins Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Richtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Merry Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Monaskon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Ottoman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Kilmarnock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millenbeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Irvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weems
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ocran
(21 miles [33.8 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 Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Nesting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Locust Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saluda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Rich Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Downings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Emmerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Simons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Simonson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Naylors
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Naylors is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylors
- Newland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Tucker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Machodoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Nomini Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Hinnom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnom
- Chiltons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
- Montross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Baynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Potomac Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Leedstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Solomons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drum Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Drum Point is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coster is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Dowell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cove View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cove View is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
- Brianwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brianwood is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Cobb Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Point
(28 miles [45.1 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 Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Piney Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tall Timbers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
- Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drayden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Lee is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Lee
- Dameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
- Callaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Great Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Rhodes Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodes Point is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Point
- Ewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smith Island is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Island
- Tylerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walmsley, see our County-by-County Page for Walmsley.
Cemeteries Near Walmsley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walmsley.
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 Walmsley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walmsley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gibeon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Totuskey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyells Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (100 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yeocomico Episcopal Churchyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfields Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Walmsley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walmsley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walmsley, with the one closest to Walmsley listed first.
- Lottsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bundick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Heathsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Village is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Lewisetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisetta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisetta
- Farnham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Kinsale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Haynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haynesville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Emmerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Downings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oldhams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oldhams is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldhams
- Ivondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivondale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivondale
- Litwalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Litwalton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litwalton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walmsley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walmsley.
Newspapers Published in Walmsley ...
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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walmsley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walmsley, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walmsley.
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 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 Walmsley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Northumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Middlesex County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Saint Mary's County
- Somerset 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walmsley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Walmsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |