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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wharton Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wharton Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wharton Grove, please Contact Us.
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 Wharton Grove (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 Wharton Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Wharton Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wharton Grove: Wharton Grv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wharton Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Middlesex, Northumberland & Richmond.
Below are the counties that are near Wharton Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wharton Grove:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Wharton Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Weems
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millenbeck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- White Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ottoman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Ocran
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Merry Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Kilmarnock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Griffins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Monaskon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Westland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Lankford Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Accomack County
- Tangier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tappahannock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Glenns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- North
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Ark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Gloucester Courthouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Money
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Belroi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Roanes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- White Marsh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Ordinary
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- James City County
- Norge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Plain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Contra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Cumnor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- King and Queen Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crouch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Bruington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- West Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Romancoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Mathews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cardinal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Beaverlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Diggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Onemo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Susan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Peary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- New Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Urbanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Saluda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Remlik
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Nesting
(11 miles [17.7 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 Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Plum Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Pleasant Cove Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Cove Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cove Village
- Jamesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jamesville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Lynhams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Remo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Blackwells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Lara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Fleeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Reedville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rainswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Sunnybank
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
- Ophelia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coan is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan
- Bundick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bundick is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
- Lodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lodge is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Simonson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Farnham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Simons Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Emmerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Rich Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallent Town
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Kinsale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffiths Corner
- Tucker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Hill
- Nomini Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomini Grove
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wharton Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Wharton Grove.
Cemeteries Near Wharton Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wharton Grove.
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 Wharton Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wharton Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Irvington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Claybrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (151 more) ...
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur Lee Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Wharton Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wharton Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wharton Grove, with the one closest to Wharton Grove listed first.
- Weems
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Millenbeck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- White Stone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ottoman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Merry Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Harmony Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Bushy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Kilmarnock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mollusk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stormont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stormont is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormont
- Wilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wharton Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wharton Grove.
Newspapers Published in Wharton Grove ...
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 Wharton Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wharton Grove, 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 Wharton Grove.
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 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 Wharton Grove:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Accomack County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Northampton County
- Northumberland County
- Richmond County
- Westmoreland County
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wharton Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Wharton Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |