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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 Yorktown (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 Yorktown. 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 and 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.

Yorktown is located in York County and is the County Seat.

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 York County: Gloucester, Hampton City, James City, Mathews, Northampton & Williamsburg City.

Below are the counties that are near Yorktown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yorktown:

  • York County     (The home county of Yorktown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Lackey
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rochambeau Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochambeau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
      • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
    • Dare
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oaktree
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaktree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
      • Oaktree is located in York County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oaktree
      • From Yorktown to Oaktree
    • Barlows Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Charles City County
  • Chesapeake City
    • Charlton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
      • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
  • Gloucester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Gloucester Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
      • Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <3>
    • Crab
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
      • Crab is located in Gloucester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crab
      • From Yorktown to Crab
    • Achilles
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Country Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
    • Ordinary
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • White Marsh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Roanes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Clay Bank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
      • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clay Bank
      • From Yorktown to Clay Bank
    • York View
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Money
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Money have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
      • Money is located in Gloucester County
    • Gloucester Courthouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Courthouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
      • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
    • Ark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • North
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hampton City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Newgate Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
      • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Greenwood Farms
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Aberdeen Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
      • Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
    • Pine Chapel Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Chapel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckroe Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Phoebus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Isle of Wight County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Rushmere
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
      • Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Rescue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Smithfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Magnet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Yorktown to Magnet
    • Raynor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • 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 Yorktown to Raynor
  • James City County
  • King and Queen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Plain View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plain View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
      • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plain View
      • From Yorktown to Plain View
    • Mattaponi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • King William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • West Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in King William County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
    • Romancoke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • White Stone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
      • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <3>
    • Westland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
      • Westland is located in Lancaster County
    • Irvington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
    • Weems
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Millenbeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millenbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
      • Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Millenbeck
      • From Yorktown to Millenbeck
    • Ocran
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
      • Ocran is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocran
      • From Yorktown to Ocran
  • Mathews County
  • Middlesex County
  • New Kent County
  • Newport News City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Lee Hall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Bernard Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hilton Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
      • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
  • Norfolk City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Glenwood Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
    • Sussex
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alantic City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
    • Norfolk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Cape Charles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
      • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <3>
    • Cheapside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cherrystone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherrystone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrystone
      • Cherrystone is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cherrystone
      • From Yorktown to Cherrystone
    • Bayview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Northampton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bayview
      • From Yorktown to Bayview
    • Cheriton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
      • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <3>
    • Pat Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pat Town
      • Pat Town is located in Northampton County
  • Poquoson City
    • Poquoson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Suffolk City
  • Surry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yorktown, with the one closest to Yorktown listed first.
    • Homewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homewood
      • From Yorktown to Homewood
    • Scotland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scotland
      • From Yorktown to Scotland
    • Beachland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Itata
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
      • Itata is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Itata
      • From Yorktown to Itata
    • Surry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Claremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Surry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Dendron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Carsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Virginia Beach City
  • Williamsburg City

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

Cemeteries Near Yorktown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yorktown.

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

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yorktown National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorktown National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yorktown National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • French Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gloucester Field Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gloucester Field Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gloucester Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosewell Memorial Garden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewell Memorial Garden
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewell Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abingdon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abingdon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abingdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Groves Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Groves Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Groves Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cheesecake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (186 more) ...
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Potters Field Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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 Yorktown had a population of 221 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gloucester Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
    • Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <3>
  • Lee Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Achilles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grafton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <3>
  • Ordinary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Severn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
    • Severn is located in Gloucester County
  • Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in James City County
  • Denbigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denbigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
    • Denbigh is located in Newport News City
  • Oriana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
    • Oriana is located in Newport News City
  • White Marsh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Roanes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clay Bank
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Bank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Clay Bank
    • From Yorktown to Clay Bank
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    • Homewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
      • Homewood is located in Surry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homewood
      • From Yorktown to Homewood
    • Menchville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
      • Menchville is located in Newport News City
    • Newport News
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Yorktown ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yorktown.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Yorktown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Yorktown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Yorktown.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6> of Yorktown.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Yorktown:

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<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 Yorktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Yorktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yorktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2349, Longitude: -76.5077    









 

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