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 Whaleyville (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 Whaleyville. 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 Whaleyville ...

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 Whaleyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whaleyville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whaleyville.

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 Whaleyville:

• 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 Whaleyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whaleyville.

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 Whaleyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Riddick Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 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 northeast)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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
• 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
• Mathias Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
• Badger Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• 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
• Duke Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 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
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  • Riddick Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemont 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 Whaleyville had a population of 290 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Whaley
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
  • Whaley 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 southeast)
  • 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)
• 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
• Reynoldson
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Corapeake
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Manning
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• 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
• Sarem
  (9 miles [14.5 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)
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  • Elwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Suffolk City
  • 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>
  • Kilby
    (10 miles [16.1 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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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