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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 Windsor (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 Windsor. 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 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.

Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties 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 Windsor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windsor:

  • Isle of Wight County     (The home county of Windsor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Zuni
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walters
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Raynor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raynor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
      • Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raynor
      • From Windsor to Raynor
    • Magnet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Magnet
      • From Windsor to Magnet
    • Smithfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <3>
    • Rescue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rushmere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
      • Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Chesapeake City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Charlton Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
      • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
    • Chesapeake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
      • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <3>
  • Franklin City
  • Hampton City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Greenwood Farms
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Newgate Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
      • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
      • Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Phoebus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buckroe Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • James City County
  • Newport News City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Hilton Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Bernard Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
      • Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
    • Newport News
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
      • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
    • Lee Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Norfolk City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Alantic City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
    • Glenwood Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Norfolk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sussex
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Monticello Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Norfolk City
  • Poquoson City
    • Poquoson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
      • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <3>
  • Portsmouth City
  • Southampton County
  • Suffolk City
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Itata
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Itata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
      • Itata is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Itata
      • From Windsor to Itata
    • Beachland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dendron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Surry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Surry is located in Surry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <3>
    • Carsley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scotland
      • From Windsor to Scotland
    • Homewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homewood
      • From Windsor to Homewood
    • Spring Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Wakefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Wakefield is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <3>
    • Waverly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
    • Sussex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Yale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Virginia Beach City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Westview Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
      • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Burtons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Rochambeau Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochambeau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
      • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
    • Yorkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gates County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Reynoldson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reynoldson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
      • Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reynoldson
      • From Windsor to Reynoldson
    • Willeyton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willeyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
      • Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willeyton
      • From Windsor to Willeyton
    • Gates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Corapeake
      (21 miles [33.8 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 <3>
    • Savage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
    • Holly Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Roduco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roduco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
      • Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
    • White Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Sunbury
      (26 miles [41.8 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 <3>
    • Eure
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eure have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eure
      • Eure is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eure <3>
    • Gatesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
      • Gatesville is located in Gates County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <3>
    • Acorn Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hertford County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Windsor, with the one closest to Windsor listed first.
    • Como
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>
    • Barretts Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tunis
      • From Windsor to Tunis
    • Tuscarora Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Winton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windsor, see our County-by-County Page for Windsor.

Cemeteries Near Windsor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor.

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Windsor had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Windsor had a population of 2,800 people.

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

  • Myrtle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
    • Myrtle is located in Suffolk City
  • Everets
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everets have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everets
    • Everets is located in Suffolk City
  • Zuni
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carrsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Manning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Suffolk City
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Manning
    • From Windsor to Manning
  • Kilby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
    • Kilby is located in Suffolk City
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kilby
    • From Windsor to Kilby
  • Raynor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raynor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
    • Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Raynor
    • From Windsor to Raynor
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Chuckatuck
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Longview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Elwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ivor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Mill
      • Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Magnolia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia 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 Windsor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windsor.

Newspapers Published in Windsor ...

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 Windsor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windsor, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windsor.

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 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 Windsor:

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

The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Windsor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8085, Longitude: -76.7442    









 

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