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 Whitley (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 Whitley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Whitley is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Whitley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitley:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Whitley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Raynor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Zuni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Walters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Rushmere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Rescue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Chesapeake City
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Charlton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Chesapeake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Aberdeen Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Newgate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Chapel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoebus
- Buckroe Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckroe Beach is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe Beach
- James City County
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Hilton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Bernard Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Newport News
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Lee Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Norfolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Glenwood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Alantic City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sussex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sussex is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Monticello Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth City
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Burrowsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Ivor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Doles Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Burdette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Sedley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Edgehill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hunterdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Cypress Manor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Isaac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Kingsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Watkins Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Kilby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Ames Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Bennett Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Driver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Suffolk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Shoulders Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whaley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Itata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Dendron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Surry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Homewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Spring Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Wakefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Virginia Beach City
- Westview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Charles Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Dare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Lackey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Reynoldson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Willeyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Corapeake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Roduco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hertford County (NC)
- Como
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitley, see our County-by-County Page for Whitley.
Cemeteries Near Whitley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitley.
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 Whitley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Town of Windsor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowden Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Diggs Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ivor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Stephenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raiford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Whitley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitley, with the one closest to Whitley listed first.
- Zuni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Magnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Ivor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Everets
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Everets is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
- Longview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Septa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Chuckatuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Itata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Carrsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitley.
Newspapers Published in Whitley ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitley, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Whitley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Portsmouth City
- Prince George County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Virginia Beach City
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Gates County
- Hertford 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 Whitley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |