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 Ware Neck (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 Ware Neck. 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 and doctors 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.
Ware Neck is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: James City, King and Queen, Middlesex & York.
Below are the counties that are near Ware Neck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ware Neck:
- Gloucester County (The home county of Ware Neck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Roanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
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- Gloucester Courthouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- North
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ordinary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Rowes Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rowes Haven is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Haven
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Belroi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Achilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Clay Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Newgate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Greenwood Farms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Pine Chapel Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Buckroe Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Phoebus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Rushmere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Rescue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Norge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Plain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- King and Queen Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Weems
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Irvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Ocran
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Ottoman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Kilmarnock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Merry Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Monaskon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Richtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Lankford Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Cardinal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
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- Mathews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
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- Ruff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Susan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Diggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Onemo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Harmony Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stingray Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Saluda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urbanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Remlik
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Plum Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Lee Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Cherrystone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
- Cape Charles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cheriton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bayview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bayview is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Eastville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pat Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pat Town is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
- Bridgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgetown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Jamesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Cheapside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cheapside is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Machipongo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Lynhams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Remo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Fleeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richmond County
- Simonson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Homewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Surry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Itata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Charles Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Rochambeau Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Barlows Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Dare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ware Neck, see our County-by-County Page for Ware Neck.
Cemeteries Near Ware Neck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ware Neck.
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 Ware Neck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ware Neck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sinclair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sibley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Abingdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Mickelborough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ware Neck had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ware Neck, with the one closest to Ware Neck listed first.
- Roanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- Gloucester Courthouse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- White Marsh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bohannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bohannon is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon
- Ordinary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Severn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Severn is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- New Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Upton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Upton
- Port Haywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobbs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Achilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Achilles is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hudgins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudgins is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins
- Blakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blakes is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ware Neck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ware Neck.
Newspapers Published in Ware Neck ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ware Neck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ware Neck, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ware Neck.
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 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 Ware Neck:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Gloucester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Poquoson City
- Richmond County
- Surry 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 Ware Neck, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ware Neck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |