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 Whaley (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 Whaley. 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.

Newspapers Published in Whaley ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whaley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whaley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whaley.

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 helpful 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 Whaley:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Whaley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whaley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whaley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.

• Riddick Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddick Cemetery
• Barrett Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
• Rabey Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rabey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rabey Cemetery
• Jones Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
• Winslow Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winslow Cemetery
• Mathias Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathias Cemetery
• Brinkley Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkley Cemetery
• Skeeter Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeeter Cemetery
• Rawles Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawles Cemetery
• Badger Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Badger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Badger Cemetery
• Duke Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
• Whitehead Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
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  • Riddick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddick Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery

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 in 1895, Whaley had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Whaley, with the one closest to Whaley listed first.

• Whaleyville
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
  • Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
• Somerton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
  • Somerton is located in Suffolk City
• Wiggins Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossroads
  • Wiggins Crossroads is located in Gates County (NC)
• Willeyton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willeyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
  • Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
• Corapeake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corapeake
  • Corapeake is located in Gates County (NC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corapeake <4>
• Saunders
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saunders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
  • Saunders is located in Suffolk City
• Manning
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Manning is located in Suffolk City
• Reynoldson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
  • Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
• Gates
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
  • Gates is located in Gates County (NC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <4>
• Holland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Suffolk City
• Cleopus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleopus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
  • Cleopus is located in Suffolk City
• Kilby
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
  • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
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  • Sarem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarem
    • Sarem is located in Gates County (NC)
  • Sunbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
  • Suffolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
    • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <4>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whaley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whaley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whaley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/