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Descriptions of Grave Sites
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From the book "Grave Stones
Inscriptions In Northampton County, Virginia" Published in 1984 by
Virginia State Library.
Pages xi to xviii.
(ISBN 0-88490-121-1)
Revised Edition Compiled by Jean Merritt Mihalyka and Edited by Alice
B. Deal
These directions are reprinted by permission from Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia.
This Web Page was Last Updated Saturday, October 11, 2003
icon next to each entery, where provided, to view a road
map close to the grave site. Maps Showing Cemetery Location, by number as listed in the book "Grave Stone Inscriptions In Northampton County, Virginia"
1. Smith Farm. At the south end of Fort Custis near the
water; moved to Capeville Cemetery. Smith.
2. Fort Custis (Old Douglas Fitchett Farm)..7 mile south of the
main gate of Fort Custis, east of the road. Fitchett; Hallett.
3. Warren Farm (Hallett Place) ? North of hard surfaced road
just north of "America House", .2 mile west of route 13, .05 mile on
farm lane, plot to east. Travis; Wilkins,
4. Latimer Farm. West of route 600, .9 mile from southern end
of route 600, south of house, in woods. Collins; Knight; Trower.
5. Jones Farm. Hard surfaced road east of route 600 for .8
mile, .7 mile south of route 645, plot southeast of house. Bell; Dixon;
Fitchett; Hallett; Hameleton; Hampleton; Hyselop;
Hyselope; Richardson; Stockton.
6. Spady plot. South of route 645, .2 mile east of route 13,
in yard near road. Spady.
7. Nottingham Beach. Southwest field at intersection of routes
645 & 704. Graves removed to Cape Charles Cemetery. Nottingham;
Simpkins; Spady.
8. Old Costin Farm. West of route 645, .1 mile north of route
704, in dirt lane .7 mile, plot on west side of old house. Widgeon.
9. Horner plot. In field west of route 600, .3 mile north of
route 645. Homer; Mister; Warren.
10. Magotha. South of route 655, .4 mile east of route 600.
This was once a large community burial plot. No stones remain. Abbott,
Baicraft; Collins; Hyselope.
11. Old Chapel. West of route 600, .03 mile south of route
646, in woods at site of old Methodist Chapel. Many graves removed,
many unmarked. Elliott; Hickman; Horner; Rolley; Smith;
Travis.
12. Parsons plot. Behind old building east of intersection of
routes 600 & 646. Andrews; Parsons.
13. Whitehead Place (Nora & Claude Whitehead Farm)? South
of route 646, .2 mile east of route 13, south of house. Parsons; Rooks;
Whitehead.
14. Edgewood. New: South of route 646, .2 mile west of route
13. Parks; Rolley; Travis; Ward; Warren; Whitehead; Willis. Edgewood.
Old: In field southwest of new plot. Costin; Mears;
Mister; Mitchell; Richardson.
15. Nottingham Farm. North of route 646, .4 mile west of route
645, in lane .1 mile, west of house. Fitchett; Hallett; Leatherbury.
16. Smith burial lot (Van, Dyne Farm). East of route 645, .2
mile north of route 646, in field. Harrison; Smith.
17. A. M. Scott Farm (Annie Malvern Scott Farm). East of route
600 in field, .5 mile north of route 646. Belote; Burris; Floyd;
Harrison; Nottingham; Wilkins.
18. Old Fitchett Farm. West of route 600, .7 mile north of
route 646, in brick vaults in yard south of house. Fitchett.
19. Sadie Fitchett Farm. South of route 650, .4 mile east of
route 645, dirt lane through farm for .7 mile, plot south on clump of
trees. Jarvis?, Scherer; Spady; Whitehead; Wilkins.
Information for unmarked graves given by Mrs. Walter Wilkins, 5631
Tidewater Dr., Norfolk, Va. 23509. Also Thurston grave to the north,
200 feet into woods.
20. Fitchett Farm. West of route 600, .3 mile south of route
683, in field east of house. Knight.
21. Hallett grave site. South of route 624, .6 mile east of
route 600, through field at edge of woods. Hallett.
22. Hallett burial plot. At intersection of routes 600 &
683 in southwest field. Hallett.
23. Roberts grave. South of route 683, .35 mile east of route
13, just beyond southeast corner of Capeville Masonic Cemetery in
wooded area. Roberts.
24. Capeville Masonic Cemetery. South of route 683, .3 mile
east of route 13. Established 1924; copied spring 1975.
25. Capeville Cemetery. North of route 683, .3 mile east of
route 13. Established 1847; copied Aug. 1973.
26. Willis Farm. North of route 1901, .9 mile west of route
645 in field near old house. Fitchett; Guy.
27. Griffith burial ground. In brickwalled plot in field east
of route 600, .2 mile north of route 683. Most markers erected by 0. T.
Griffith in 1926. Dixon; Griffith; Williams.
28. Old Griffith Place. East of route 600, .3 mile north of
route 683, on dirt lane.6 mile, plot north of house, north of lane.
Dunton; Griffith.
29. Williams Farm. West of route 600, .3 mile north of route
683, behind house in back field. Griffin.
30. Mill Creek Farm. East of route 600, .7 mile north of route
683, in dirt lane for .9 mile, plot behind house. Griffith; Sturgis;
Wyatt.
31. Old Dalby Farm. East of route 600, .9 mile north of route
683, on dirt lane .7 mile into field. Dalby.
32. Goffigon property. East of route 600, .7 mile north of
route 683. Family allowed this plot to be used as a "Potters Field";
numerous unmarked graves. Costin; Gibbs; Goffigon; Griffith;
Richardson.
33. Hunt Place. East of route 13, in field behind house, 3.6
miles south of route 184. Hilldruf ?1 Hunt; McKown; Tankard.
33A. First Baptist Church of Capeville, Dalby's, Va. 1.9 miles
north of route 683 on east side of route 13.
34. Piney Forst (Old Jarvis Farm). West of route 645, .1 mile
south of route 644, take lane to plot northwest of old house. Jarvis;
Simkins; Spady.
34A Capeville Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Capeville, Va. .6 mile west of route 13, at intersection of routes 624
& 65 0.
35. Evans site. North of route 644, .65 mile west of route 13,
on dirt lane for. 8 mile near house. No. stones remain. Information
given by the Misses Parsons, Cape Charles, Va.; great
granddaughters of Thomas S. & Mary A. Evans. Evans.
36. Magotha Church site. North of route 644, 1.2 miles west of
route 13, in wooded area behind house. The foundation of the first
Episcopal church on the Eastern Shore is here. Fitchett;
Hodges.
37. Costin plot. South of route 644 in field, 1.4 miles west
of route 13. Costin.
38. Arlington. East of route 644, 2.3 miles west of route 13.
Custis.
39. Bayview. East of route 13, 2.9 miles south of route 184; on
dirt lane 1.2 miles; 2 plots southeast of house. Goffigon; Nottingham;
Scott; Spady; Williams.
40. Downes Farm burial plot. West of route 13, .35 mile south
of route 643, on dirt lane .6 mile to the south. Downes; Wise.
40A. Elijah Baker marker. 1.1 miles south of route 184, turn
west off route 13 into dirt lane for .2 mile; marker on right side of
lane. Baker.
41. Rat Hall. West of route 13, 2.1 miles south of route 184,
dirt lane opposite route 643, west to old house on creek, plot to
northeast. Councill; Dix; Goffigon; Jarvis, Nottingham;
Simkins; Smaw.
42. Farmers' Delight. East of route 13, .1 mile south of route
643, northeast of the house. Goffigon; Jarvis, Nottingham; Scott.
43. Lower Northampton Baptist Churchyard. West of route 13, .4
mile north of route 643, 1.8 miles south of route 184. Established
1780; copied Aug. 1973.
44. Core Place. East of route 13, .05 mile south of route 684;
southeast of the house. Core; Wheeler.
45. Travis Farm. West of route 13, 1.4 miles south of route
184, 1 mile on dirt lane, plot southwest of house. Wilkins.
46. Poplar Grove. At the end of route 690, .5 mile east of
route 600, in field east of house. Fitchett; Skidmore; Williams.
47. Seaview. At junction of routes 642 & 600, in yard west
of house. Nottingham.
48. Black Farm. East of route 684, .1 mile south of route 642
to the south end of the woods, .2 mile south of house. Henry; Pitts.
49. Brickhouse Place. At the junction of routes 642 & 600,
take dirt lane east of route 600 for .6 mile. At house yard take lane
north along woods for .2 mile; plot to east. Brickhouse;
Doughty.
50. Copes Homestead. East of route 600, .4 mile north of route
642, in dirt lane .7 mile., in field to the north. Copes; Fatherly;
Saunders.
51. Wilkins site. South of route 708, .2 mile east of route
600, infield. Wilkins.
52. Mary Widgeon Smith plot. West of route 600, .6 mile south
of route 639, southwest of house. O'Dear; Reid; Saunders; Srftith;
Williams.
53. Cottingharn lot. East of route 64, .5 mile east of
business route 13; plot northeast of house. Baxter, Casey; Copes;
Cottingham; Willis.
54. Holmes Presbyterian Church. At junction of routes 641
& 684, .2 mile east of business route 13. Established 1846;
copiedAug. 1973.
55. Councill plot. West of business route 13, in field, . 1
mile south of route 641. Councill; Nottingham.
56. Cape Charles Cemetery. Southwest of junction of routes 642
& 641, .6 mile west of route 13, south of route 642. Established
1890; copied Aug.?Oct. 1975, and Sept. 1978. Additional
burials are in an area designated CC2 and located .5 mile west of route
13, on the south side of route 642.
57. St. Charles Church. Randolph Ave. & Nectarine St.,
Cape Charles, Va. Mickle.
58. King's Creek Plantation. East of route 1105, .4 mile north
of route 184, beside a maintenance building on golf course; very old
burials. Burton; Smith; Stith; Stratton; Wescott.
59. Tower Hill. West of route 13, .5 mile north of route 184,
.6 mile on dirt lane, plot southwest of house. Nottingham; Read;
Saunders; Wilkins.
60. Kendall Place. West of route 13, .4 mile south of route
680, in lane for .1 mile, plot southwest of house. Kendall.
61. Belview. From route 13, .8 mile west on route 680, .3 mile
on dirt lane, plot to the north in field. Reed; Wilkins; Williams?,
Wright.
62. Pear Grove. East of Casey Lane, .4 mile south of route
639, behind house and barns, .2 mile in field. Reed; Scott.
62A. African Baptist Church, Cheriton, Va. .3 mile east of
business route 13, on south side of route 639.
63. Thurston grave. East of route 638, .15 mile north of route
639, beside the road. Thurston.
64. Widgeon plot. South of route 639, .4 mile east of Cheriton
Station and at junction of route 637; two plots in field. Day; Dix;
Gregory; Nottingham; Scott; Travis; Widgeon.
65. Bloomington. North of route 639, .8 mile east of Cheriton
Station; in woods east of house, .1 mile from barns. Kendall; Scott;
Stoakley.
66. Tazewell plot. Recorded as 1.5 miles east of Cheriton on
the crossroad in 1940. Unable to locate in 1976. Tazewell.
67. Cubberly Farm (Lucius Cobb property). South of route 639,
.2 mile into field; 1.2 miles east of Cheriton Station, south of house.
Andrews; Collins; Widgeon.
68 Roberts property graveyard. North of route 639, at
intersection of route 600 S. Site of early African Baptist Church.
Remains of a large cemetery; now in deep woods. Goffigon;
Knight; Smith; Weeks West.
69. Shirley. East of route 600, .7 mile north of route 639, .3
mile on dirt lane to site of old house; plot in southeast comer.
Fitchett; Simkins; Simpkins.
70. Rippon Farm. East of route 638, .9 mile north of route
639, in deep woods, across ditches toward railroad tracks. Outten;
Rippon; Rooks.
71. Fredonia. West of route 13, .5 mile north of route 680, .4
mile on dirt lane; plot behind house. Kendall; Wilkins.
72. Branchley Farm. West of route 13, .9 mile north of route
680; back from highway, in field. Hamby; Hanby; Travis; Williams.
73. Oakland. At the end of route 671, north off route 663, .9
mile west of route 13. Costin; Roberts.
74. Salt Grove. East of route 668, .9 mile north of route 663,
.7 mile west of route 13. Two plots in wooded triangle. Robins;
Thompson.
75. Huntington. South of route 633, 1.6 miles west of route 13,
in yard southwest of house. Doughty; Fitchett; Robins; Williams.
76. Eyre Hall. At end of private lane, west of route 13,
opposite route 636, in garden. Bowdoin; Eyre; Marshall; Parker?, Taylor.
77. Mt. Hebron. South of route 636, .3 mile east of route 13,
.4 mile on dirt lane, east of old house in field. Nottingham.
77A Lab Lewis Farm. .4 mile north of route 636, on west side
of route 13, in field. No stones, three burials. Data given by Mrs. S.
E. Dershimer, 349 Toftree Ave., State College, Pa. 16801.
Willey.
78. Dalby Place. .7 mile north of route 636, west of the
railroad tracks in heavy woods near creek. Costin; Dalby.
79. Press Farm. North of route 636, .9 mile west of route 600,
in field.4 mile, 2 plots. Kellam; Nottingham.
80. Old Homestead. North of route 636, .95 mile east of route
13; graves in yard were moved to Cape Charles Cemetery in 1913.
Nottingham; Wilson.
81. Salem Churchyard. Northwest corner of intersection of
routes 600 & 636. Site of early Methodist Church. Many graves have
been removed. Names for some unmarked graves
supplied by William Taylor, Oyster, Va. Ames; Brady; Carpenter;
Lafferty; Lewis I? Moore; Spady.
82. Poplar Valley. East of route 600, .2 mile south of route
636, through field in heavy woods. Nottingham; Tankard; Waddey;
Williams (removed to Greemnount Cemetery, Baltimore,
Md.)
83. Labanon. East of route 600 at intersection of route 636, .6
mile in dirt lane, plot east of house. Nottingham.
84. Mapp Farm. West of route 600, .2 mile north of route 636,
plot southwest of house. This was a large plot with many unmarked
graves. Information given by Miss Alice Mapp,
Cheriton, Va. Carpenter; Mapp; Wescoat.
85. Glenair. East of route 600, .5 mile north of route 636, .6
mile on lane, to southeast of house. Cobb.
86. Hickory Grove. West of route 600, .4 mile south of route
633, .3 mile in dirt lane, plot west of house. Brickhouse; Heath;
Kendall; Saunders; Upshur.
87. Old Travis Farm. West of route 600, .1 mile south of route
633, in yard to southeast. Brickhouse Travis.
88. Linden. East of route 600, .3 mile south of route 633, in
field south of house. Brickhouse.
89. Sealand. East of route 600, .2 mile north of route 633, on
the southeast edge of yard, .4 mile on dirt lane. Wilkins.
90. Press plot. North of route 633, .6 mile east of route 13,
east of house. Several unmarked graves; information given by Robert
Oliver, Machipongo, Va. Press.
91. Upshur plot. North of route 633, .5 mile east of route 13,
mound in field. Upshur; Winder.
92. Jacobs plot. South of route 633, .5 mile east of route 13,
in lane .05 mile in clump of trees. Jacobs.
93. Wilkins plot. East of route 633, .5 mile east of route 13,
in lane. 05 mile, in clump to west. Wilkins.
94. Eyreville Farm. West of route 13, .4 mile south of route
633, .1 mile in field near house. Kendall; Luker; Moore; Parker;
Stevenson; Willis.
95. Moore burial plot. East of route 13, .3 mile north of
route 633, northeast of house. Moore.
96. Taylor Farm (Sealand). East of route 600, .7 mile north of
route 633, in clump of trees. .5 mile on dirt lane. Hume; Taylor.
97. Bibbons plot. North of route 633, .2 mile west of route
13. This was a large site; only one marker remains. Bibbbons.
98. Cherry Grove. From business route 13, 4.8 miles west on
route 6 34, left for .4 mile to house; plot in field to north of house.
Forse; Savage;Wescoat.
99. Pleasant Prospect. From business route 13, 4.7 miles west
on route 634, in field to the south about .05 mile. Savage.
100. Mt. Airy. From business route 13, go 2.9 miles west on
route 634, turn south on dirt lane for .4 mile, in woods east of lane.
Jacob.
10I. Grapeland. North of route 634, 3.4 miles from business
route 13, in woods near foundation of old house. Wilkins.
102. Whitecliff. East of route 666, 1.1 miles north from route
634, 2.2 miles west of business route 13, on private lane .3 mile to
house, plot northwest. Costin; Smith; Wilkins.
103. Cugley. North of route 634, 1.8 miles from business route
13; on dirt lane .6 mile, in northeast part of yard. Eyre; Parker;
Savage; Wilson
104. Elkington. On route 634, 1.1 miles west of business route
13, turn north on route 665, .9 mile to end, in northwest section of
the yard. Tazewell data from An Account of the Tazewell
Family, by Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1823. Parker; Peareth; Stratton;
Tazewell; Upshur; Walston.
105. Park Hall. South of route 631, .1 mile east of business
route 13, in field behind house. Parker; Thom.
106. Maria Robins House. West of business route 13, .1 mile
north of center of Eastville, behind house. Bain; Kennard.
107. Old Nottingham plot. West of route 1605; .05 mile north
of route 631. Foley; Nottingham; Woodward.
108. Eastville Baptist Churchyard. North of route 631, .1 mile
west of route 13. Established 1877; copied Feb. 1975.
109. Christ Episcopal Churchyard. West of business route 13,
.2 mile north of route 631. Established 1828; copied Oct. 1974.
110.Selma. East of business route 13, .4 mile north of route
631, in yard in front of house. Parker; Smith; Yerby.
111. Fox miscellaneous. Fox Monument Co., Eastville, Va.
Discarded stones piled behind building; some removed from old plots,
some have mistakes in lettering and/or dating.
111A. Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Eastville, Va.
.8 mile north from center of Eastville on business route 13, at the
fork of route 659. This church maintains three
cemeteries:
1. The area containing the oldest burials is north
of church building, and designated Bethel.
2. The next oldest area (ca. 1926?1951) is north
across route 630, and designated Bethel 2.
3. The most recent section, designated Bethel 3, is
northeast of the church on the north side of route 630, .3 mile east of
route 13. Lane leads to area some distance from road.
112. Ingleside. South of route 631, .1 mile east of route 13,
in garden east of house. Addison; Jarvis; Leatherbury.
113. PoplarHM. North of route 631, .4 mile east of route 600,
dirt lane angles northeast for .7 mile to house; plot in garden east of
house. Hilquist; Holland; Lumley; Mears; Thomas;
Trower.
114. Powhatan. South of route 631, .6 mile east of route 600,
northwest of house on edge of yard. Taylor.
115. Pocahontas. North of route 631, .9 mile east of route 600,
take dirt lane .2 mile to end of woods to the east. Cary; Fisher;
Fletcher; Parramore; Scott.
116. Allen family cemetery. East of route 600, .9 mile north
of route 631. Allen; Morris; Watt.
117. Indian Town Farm. North of route 622, .8 mile east of
route 600. Graves removed to Eastville Baptist Churchyard. Nordstrom.
118. Bibbins grave. South of route 662, .1 mile east of route
600, in yard. Bibbins.
119. Waddey Farm. West of route 600, .4 mile south of route
630, large plot in field south of house Godwin grave behind house on
edge of field. Godwin; James; Waddey.
120. East Holly Brook. North of route 630, ca. 50 yards east
of railroad track, in field. Vincent.
121. Burrows plot. From route 13, .2 mile east on route 630,
behind house on north side. Burrows; Griffith.
122. Hickory Ground. South of business route 13, 1.1 miles
north of route 631, in southwest corner of yard. Nottingham.
123. Kendall Grove. Kendall grave: North of route 674 in
field, .8 mile west of route 13. Family plot: Continue on route 674,
1.5 miles from route 13. Costin; Kendall; Parker.
124. Oak Grove Plantation. North of route 630, 1.4 miles west
of business route 13, in private road .9 mile. Once a large plot to the
west of road; only one footstone remains: "F.S.".
125. Yardley. West of route 630, 1.6 miles west of business
route 13, on dirt road for 1 mile, behind house in barnyard. Winder.
126. Hungar's Farm. In field north of route 630, end of Old
Town Neck. Graves removed to Johnson's Churchyard & Christ
Churchyard. Bowdoin; Collins; Nottingham; Winder.
127. Col. Yeardley Marker. South of route 630, at end of Old
Town Neck, at edge of woods. Marker erected by Virginia Conservation
Commission, 1947
127A. Edna Wilkins Farm. 2 miles west of Jonesville turn south
off route 613 onto route 713. Proceed.66 mile to dirt lane on right.
Graves in woods behind house. Mears.
128. Holly Brook. East of route 13, .9 mile north of route
630, in garden behind house. Adams; Custis; Dalby; Segar; Simpkins.
128A. Union Baptist Church, Eastville, Va. .5 mile north of
route 630, on east side of route 13.
129. Rose Neath. East of route 600, .5 mile north of route
630, in field .5 mile in clump of trees. Bayly; Floyd; Powell; Read.
130. Holt's Neck Farm. East of route 600, .7 mile north of
route 630, farm road through woods for .5 mile, turn right .2 mile,
plot south of ruined house. Holt.
131. Ridgeway. West of route 13, .5 mile south of route 628,
use dirt lane .6 mile, into northeast part of woods. Nottingham.
132. Jeffsonia. West of route 13, .8 mile south of route 628W
(opposite route 1702) in field in clump of trees. Belote; Read; Reed.
133. Orphan's Retreat. South of route 628, .9 mile west of
route 13, midway in field. Widgeon.
134. Duckington. South of route 628, 1.2 miles west of route
13, 1.2 miles on dirt lane to house, plot to southwest. Costin; Spady.
135. Taylor's Wharf (Wilsonia Farm or Hale Place). South of
route 628, .3 mile west of route 13, behind house. Brittingham; Custis;
Richardson; Sterling.
136. Tara (Old Bradford Homestead). North of route 628, 1.2
miles west of route 13, 1.1 miles on dirt lane through field and woods
to house, behind house in woods. Bradford; Dalby;
Stott.
137. Jacobus. West of route 618, 1 mile south of route 622,
follow field road for 1.2 miles to point of woods near creek. Jacob;
Richardson; Wilkins.
138. Pine Bluff. West of route 13, .5 mile north of route 627;
two plots. Dunton; Gibb; Harmanson; Kelly.
138A. Treherne plot. West of route 13, .1 mile south of route
627, wooded area in field, no stones. Data obtained from family bible.
Treherne.
139. Woodside, West of route 600, .1 mile north of route 628.
Harmanson; Leatherbury.
140. Mt. Pleasant. East of route 600, 2 miles south of route
627, on hill northwest of house. Brittingham.
141. Pear Cottage. East of route 600, .4 mile south of route
627, north of house. Satchell.
142. White Hall. West of route 600, .2 mile south of route
627. Baptist; Satchell.
143. Myrtle Grove. North of route 627, .1 mile east of route
600, in field. Leatherbury; Schroeder; West
144. Mahagony Lawn. South of route 625, .1 mile east of route
600, on lawn south of house. Wilkins.
145. Sylvan Scene. North of route 625, .8 mile west of route
13, northeast of house. Fitzhugh; Tankard.
146. Johnson's Church (Methodist). East of route 618, .1 mile
north of route 622. Established 1790; copied Oct. 1974.
147. Waterford Farm. At end of route 623, 1.1 miles west of
route 622. Hanby; Scott.
148. Gladson plot. North of route 623, .9 mile west of route
622, west of house. Gladson.
149. Rayfield plot. East of route 622, .3 mile from junction
of route 619 & 622. Rayfield.
150. Hungar's Church. East of route 619, .1 mile from the
intersection of routes 619 & 622. Established 1742; copied Nov.,
1974.
151. Chelsea. 1.4 miles into Church Neck on route 619;. turn
south into lane for. 1 mile, in wooded area near foundation of burned
house. West.
152. Holly Brook Farm (Dr. Dalby Place). North of route 619,
1.9 miles into Church Neck from intersection of routes 619 & 622,
approximately .2 mile into field. Belote; Dalby; Wilkins.
153.HomeDale. South of route 657, 2.1 miles into Church Neck.
Graves removed to Johnson's Church yard. Wilkins.
154. Pear Cottage. North of route 657, 3.1 miles into Church
Neck. Graves removed to Johnson's Churchyard. Murdock; Snyder.
155. Vaucluse. At end of route 619, 4.5 miles into Church Neck,
plot in garden south of house. Doughty; Dunton; Elliott; Fitchett;
Mayo; Minich; Post; Stith; Upshur.
156. Pearson lot. North of route 619, 3 miles into Church
Neck, deep in woods. Belote; Jones; Pearson
157. Westerhouse. To the right off route 619, exactly 3 miles
into Church Neck, take dirt lane for .6 mile to house. Belote.
158. Hungar's Glebe. 1.1 miles into Church Neck on route 619,
turn north on route 622 for 2.3 miles to house. McCroskey.
159. Grapeland, Church Neck. North of route 619, .9 mile into
Church Neck, from intersection of routes 619 &622, turn into lane
for.6 mile to house. Roberts.
160. Cedar Grove. From route 619, turn west 1.1 miles north of
Hungar's Church onto route 695, .8 mile to end. Two plots near house.
Custis; Upshur.
161. Grape Valley. East of route 618, .1 mile to southeast of
junction of routes 619 & 618; 1.4 miles east of Hungar's Church.
Brickhouse; Jacob; Warren.
162. Godwin Farm. North of route 620, .3 mile west of route
13, .5 mile on lane, beside barn. Buchanan; Churn; Dunton; Floyd;
Godwin; Nottingham; and Mason (not in family plot).
163. Dunton family plot. North of route 620, .1 mile, on west
side of route 13; graves removed to Red Bank Churchyard. Dunton.
164. Farmington. South of route 620, .7 mile east of route 13,
.3 mile into field. Dunton; Harmanson; Oldham.
165. Holt plot. East of route 13, .2 mile south of route 622
east of railroad at edge of woods. Holt.
166. Lewis burial Plot. From route 600, 1.2 miles south of
Shep's End, turn west onto route 622 for .05 mile; plot east of house
on north side of road. Dennis; Lewis; Suttler.
167. Carpenter plot. West of route 600, 1.1 miles south of
route 620; into field .4 mile and to southwest of house. Badger;
Carpenter; Smith.
168. Yagley Farm (Blossom Acres). West of route 600, .2 mile
north of route 622, south of house in yard. Miles; Joynes.
169. Pearson family lot. East of route 600, .9 mile south of
Shep's End. Pearson; Taylor
170. Webb lot. East of route 600, .95 mile south of Shep's
End, in dirt lane .1 mile to north side in woods. This was a large
burial plot in early 1900's. Many graves never had stones.
Bunting; Carpenter; Copes; Gladden; Lewis; Taylor; Webb. (known also as
Pearson Plot)
171. Old Webb Farm. East of route 600, .95 mile south of
Shep's End, in dirt lane, .2 mile south, near site of old house. No
stones remain. Fletcher Webb.
172. Johnson Farm. Near Shep's End, at junction of routes
620&600. Nock.
173. Downing plot. East of route 600, .5 mile south of route 6
20. Downing; Small.
174. Higbee family plot. From route 600, .4 mile south of
Shep's End, turn east onto Isdelltown Road for .1 mile, plot north of
road. Fletcher; Higbee.
174A. Joynes plot. South of route 620, .6 mile east of route
600. Joynes.
175. Dalby burial plot. West of route 600; 1 mile south of
route 617. Dalby.
176. Locust Lawn. East of route 600, ,.5 mile north of Shep's
End, northeast of barn. Nottingham.
177. Tipton Farm. West of route 600, .4 mile south of route
617, in field, stones destroyed. Bradford; Matthews.
178. Willow Grove. North of route 619, .15 mile east of
junction of routes 619 & 618, in field .05 mile from road, 1. 8
miles north of Hungar's Church. Ames; Buchanan; Floyd; Godwin;
Henderson; Jacob; Mapp; Neill; Roberts; Robins.
179. Henderson plot. East of route 618, .4 mile north of route
619, back in field. Henderson.
180.Merton. In Elliot's Neck, at end of route617. Jacob;
Lankford; Messick; Powell; Turner.
181. Home Place. North of route 617, 1 mile west of route 618,
.6 mile on lane to house, plot east of house. Ewing; Fisher; Haggoman;
Hopkins; Mears; Michael.
182. Cedar Cottage (Fox Farm). .3 mile west of route 618 at
end of route 616 in the yard. Fox.
183. Sturgis plot. South of route 616, .1 mile west of route
618. Sturgis.
184. Old Thomas Farm. North of route 617, .3 mile west of
route 13, in dirt lane. 35 mile to house, plot in field to northwest.
Thomas.
185. Fatherly Farm. North of route 617, .1 mile west of route
13, in field. Bell; Richardson.
186. Elizabeth Ireland Farm. North of route 617, .35 mile west
of route 600. Stones removed to Red Bank Churchyard. Bell.
187. Red Bank Churchyard. At intersection of routes 600 &
617; area south of route 617, designated "Red Bank S." Established
1783; copied Oct 1974.
188. Liberty Hall. East of route 600, .1 mile north of route
617, in field north of house. Ames; Floyd; Godwin; Nelson; Nottingham;
Underhill; Ward.
189. Ames plot. West of route 600, .3 mile north of route 617,
in yard. Ames.
190. Old Dunton Cemetery. East of route 600, .4 mile north of
route 617, in field about .2 mile. Doughty; Dunton.
191. Badger Graveyard. West of route 600, .7 mile north of
route 617, in field. Badger; Dunton; Fatherly; Fitchett; Kelley;
Rogers; Tankard.
192. Walnut Grove. East of route 600, .9 mile south of route
606, long lane, graves on north side of house. Nottingham.
193. Carter family plot. East of route 618, .4 mile south of
route 609. Carter; Saunders; Treherne.
193A. Bethel Baptist Church, Franktown, Va. .3 mile south of
route 609 and west of route 618. There are two cemetery areas:
1. Older burials are in churchyard and designated
Bethel Bap.
2. Newer burials, designated Bethel Bap. 2, are in
cemetery on route 610. Turn west from route 618 for .6 mile; then turn
north onto route 6 10 for . I mile; cemetery on east side of
road.
194. Dr. Scott plot. East of route 618, .05 mile south of
route 609, behind house. Scott.
195. Franktown Cemetery. South of route 609, .3 mile west of
route 618. Established 1917; copied Oct. 1974.
196. Gunter Farm. South of route 609, .4 mile west of route
618, turn into lane beside Franktown Cemetery for .5 mile; plot on hill
to left of lane. Gunter; Massey.
197. Wellington. North of route 609, 3 miles west of route 618,
in garden west of house. Bayly; Jacob; Johnson; Robinson; Smith;
Stratton; Tompkins; Wilson.
198. Fisher vault. West of route 618, .1 mile north of route
609; marble vault in southwest section of yard. Fisher.
199. Bleak House. East of route 618, .2 mile north of route
609, in the middle of the field. Smith.
200. Edmonds plot. West of route 618, .05 mile north of route
606. Edmonds; Sample.
200A. New Allen Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church,
Nassawadox, Va. Southwest corner of intersection of routes 606 &
618, west of Nassawadox.
201. Wescott Farm. East of route 618, .7 mile north of route
606, southeast of house. Johnson; Matthews; Pitts; Smith; Sturgis;
Wescoat; Wescott
202. Rogers plot. West of route 600, .15 mile north of route
606, in field behind old house, three family plots grouped together.
Doughty; Mapp; Rogers; Wescott; Wilson; Winder.
203. Dunton burial site. West of route 600, 1 mile north of
route 606, in yard north of old house. Dunton.
204. Brownsville. From route 600, 2 miles east on route 608 to
end, take left dirt road for .6 mile to house. Brown; Thomas; Upshur.
205. Tilghman field. West of route 600, 1.3 miles north of
route 606, in field. No stones; source: Clarence Boole, Exmore, Va.
Chandler; Chum.
206. Woodland. East of route 600, 1.8 miles north of route 606,
in field road for .4 mile, in garden behind house. Thomas.
207. Brickhouse plot. East of route 618, .25 mile north of
route 688, behind house. Brickhouse.
208. Locust Grove. East of route 606, .5 mile south of route 6
05, in garden at west end of house. Ward; Wescott.
209. End View. East of route 618, .7 mile north of route 605,
2 plots northeast of house. Addison; Custis; Henderson; Jacob; Upshur.
209A. Minson plot. West off route 618 for .5 mile on route
605; take dirt lane to the left for .2 mile to house; plot northwest of
field behind house. Gladstone; Minson.
210. Maplewood. East of route 618, .2 mile north of route 607,
in field .2 mile. Addison.
211. Tankard's Rest (Lumber Hall). East of route 618, .1 mile
south of route 13, brickwalled plot in field. Anderson; Badger; Floyd;
Phillips; Roberts; Scott?, Strahm; Tankard.
212. Hadlock plot. West of route 13, just north of old
intersection of route 618, near highway. Hadlock; Mathews; Roberts.
213. Dunton plot. North of route 607, 1 mile west of route
618, .2 mile in field. Dimm; Doughty; Dunton; Eison; James; Weddell;
Whittington.
214. Old Fisher Farm. East of route 606, .4 mile south of
route 607, into field .1 mile. Fisher; Robertson.
215. Pine Grove Farm. West of route 606, .5 mile north of
route 605, .7 mile on dirt lane, south of house in woods along creek.
Garrett; Metcalf, Ross; Savage; Wescott.
216. Stewart's Wharf (Cherry Grove Farm). South of route 607,
1.3 miles west of route 606, behind house near creek. Mapp; Newlin;
Savage; Thomas.
217. Ashby plot. North of route 607, 1.3 mile west of route
606, .2 mile on dirt lane, plot west of house. Ashby; Scott.
218. Cat Harbor. North of route 607, .8 mile west from route
606; dirt lane to house on creek. Blanchard; Hargis.
219. Laurel Grove. About .4 mile down dirt lane just northwest
of junction of routes 600 & 607. Johnson; Peed.
220. Mt. Hope. South of route 183, 1.1 mile west of route 606,
.6 mile cnlane; plot southwest of house. Anderson.
221. Poplar Grove, Occohannock Neck (Christian Farm). South of
route 183, .05 mile west of route 611, 2.8 miles on private lane to old
house on creek. Christian.
222. James Wharf Farm. South from route 183, on route 614 for
.9 mile, east on route 704 for .4 mile to house on south side. Heath;
Savage.
223. Old Pitts Farm. To the end of route 614 (1.4 miles south
ftom route 183) .3 mile on lane to creek plot north of house beside
barn. Hall; Heath; Lewis; Pitts; Rogers; Savage;
Scarborough; Stewart.
224. Justis plot. East of route 615, .8 mile south of route
183; plot is .05 mile on lane on left Justis; Mallett.
225. Brittingham-Ashby plot. Left into dirt lane from route
615, 1.3 miles south of route 613, .3 mile on dirt lane, turn left onto
another dirt lane. Plot on right hand side a few yards in.
Ashby; Brittingham; Edwards; Fisher; Joynes; Mitchell; Sterling.
226. White family plot. From route 183, go.7 mile south on
route 613. Turn east onto Chessawadox Road for .3 mile. Graves moved to
Belle Haven Cemetery in 1976. Gunter; Teagle;
White.
227. Long Point Farm. Six miles west of route 606, turn south
from route 613 onto route 711, go .7 mile and turn left on dirt lane
through field for .3 mile to house on creek. Ashby; Bailey;
Colonna; Pitts.
228. Savage plot. Off route 613, .8 mile to end of route 711,
.2 mile on gravelled road, plot south on hillside. Roberts; Savage.
229. Revel Kilmon property. 2.3 miles west of route 615 on
route 613, turn left on route 677 for 1.6 miles, dirt lane to south for
.3 mile, plot to south. Turner.
230. Old Church site. On south side of route 613, .1 mile east
of route 691. One marked grave; 3 or 4 cement vaults with no names.
Ashby.
231. Royal Rest. South of route 613, .4 mile west of route
615, south of house. Ashby; Belote; Heath; James; Johnson; Mapp;
Savage; Trower.
232. Jamesville. West of Jamesville .1 mile, northwest corner
of routes 709 & 183. Dennis; Hart; Stevens.
232A. Somers Farm. 1.8 miles west of Jamesville, south of
route 183, west of farm, in field, no stones. Rogers; Stewart.
233. Mapp family lot (Thomas Webb Farm). Turn from route 183
north on route 676 for .6 mile to end, then .3 mile on dirt lane to
creek, in thick woods to the west. Many graves have been
moved. Kilmon; Mapp.
234. Kilmon's Cove Farm (OldAlbert Farm). From route 183, take
route 611 to route 612, go west on route 612 for 1 mile, turn left onto
route 707, .2 mile to end; take dirt lane for .3 mile to
creek; stones to south of house. Kilmon.
235. Concord Wharf. At the end of route 611, 1.1 miles north
of route 183. Parker.
236. Anderson Farm. North of route 183, .55 mile west of
Wardtown, on dirt lane for .9 mile, 2 plots in yard on west side of
house. Anderson; Campbell; Henderson; Kellam; Ward;
Watson; Young.
237. Johnson burial plot. North of route 183, 1.2 miles west
of route 606, .8 mile on lane; plot east of old house. Carroll;
Johnson; Phillips.
238. Read plot. East of route 606, .7 mile north of route 183.
Read.
238A. Ingleside (Fisher Farm). Turn north of route 183 for 1
mile on route 606 (Morley's Wharf Road), turn right .1 mile to yard.
Young.
239. Reed burial plot. East of route 606, at intersection of
routes 606 & 183, in yard. Johnson; Reed.
239A. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Wardtown, Va. .9 mile east of
Wardtown on the south side of route 183.
240. Scarborough's Plain. Opposite junction of routes 601
& 683; across field to old house. Scarborough.
241. Old Ward Farm. North of route 602, .1 mile west of route
183, .04 mile to house. Metcalf; Read; Ward.
242. Darby's Wharf Farm. North of route 602, .8 mile from
route 718, .3 mile on lane to house. Darby; Nicholson; Parker.
243. Belle Haven Cemetery. Older section west of route 602, .3
mile south of route 178. Established 1900; copied Oct. 1975.
244. Belle Haven Cemetery, East. Newer section east of route
602, .4 mile south of route 178. Copied Oct. 1975.
245. Ward family cemetery. In Belle Haven town square, just
into Accomack Co., at junction of routes 602 & 178. Lewis; Ward.
246. Exmore. Unable to locate site; given as "1/2 mile north of
Exmore" in 1940 record. Humpherys.
247. Wayne House. North of route 178, .3 mile west of route
13, one stone on edge of road. Henderson.
248. Old Savage Graveyard. South of route 178, between route
13 and business route 13, north of Exmore. Graves moved to Belle Haven
Cemetery. Savage.
249. Colonna Graveyard. West of route 13, between routes 183
& 178. Graves removed to Belle Haven Cemetery when new route 13 was
built. Colonna; Robbins; Robins.
250. Old Addison Farm. East of route 13, .2 mile north of
route 652, in field about.05 mile. Addison
251. Vandoff plot North of route 604, between Oak Park and
Hadlock. Recorded in 1940. No longer exists. Vandoff.
252. Oak Park. North of route 604, .5 mile from route 600.
Site of church, not standing. Smith.
253. J. W. Chandler property. Recorded in 1940. Unable to
identify. Probably between Oak Park and Hadlock, north side of route
604. Benson.
254. Mears plot. East of route 600, .15 mile south of route
604, in field .2 mile. Mears; Minson.
255. Harry Jacob lot. East of route 600, .6 mile south of
route 604, in meadow. In the early 1900's this was a fairly large
burial ground. No stones remain.
256. Green's Creek. East of route 600, dirt road .8 mile south
of route 604, to the end. No stones; several existed ca. 1900. Lewis.
257. Ward plot East of route 603 ,.8 mile east of junction
with route 660, in field. Ward.
258.Greenville. In field south of route 603, .6 mile east of
route 660. Waddey.
259. Old Downing Graveyard. South of route 603, .6 mile east
of route 600, two plots in field behind houses which border route 603.
Badger; Boss; Custis; Doughty; Downing; Kellam;
Nottingham; Stiles; Upshur; Waddy; Ward; Young.
260. Broadwater Churchyard. At intersection of routes 600
& 603. Ames; Atkinson; Chandler; Gladstone; Gray; Moore; Pointer;
Watson; Wilson; Young.
261. Kellam Graveyard. East of route 600, .1 mile north of
route 603, .3 mile into field south of house. Byrd; Kellam.
262. Bagwell Graveyard. East of route 600, .5 mile north of
route 603, into field .4 mile. Bagwell; Mears.
263. Phillips Place. East of route 600, .2 mile north of route
601, just into Accomack Co., through field .3 mile to house. Chandler;
Dunton; LaCato; Nottingham; Robins.
263A. Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Exmore, Va. .8 mile north of
route 603, on the west side of route 600. There are two areas:
1. A few burials are in the churchyard and
designated Mt. Calvary.
2. Most burials are in an area. 1 mile north of
churchyard on route 600, and designated Mt. Calvary 2.
264. Killmon Place. .3 mile from intersection of routes 677
& 687 to left of dirt road. (s.w. of Silver Beach) Ashby; Robinson;
Turner.
265. Sessoms Plot. West side of route 619, .01 mile south of
route 609. Sessoms.
266. Smith Plot. East side of route 600, .4 mile south of
route 621. Smith.
267. Murray Graves. .6 mile from route 639 (Oyster Rd.) to the
west of route 1802 in yard. Murray.
268. Kirwan Place. 4.2 miles west of bus. route 13 to the
south of route 634 (Savage Neck). In lane to yard. Savage.
| African Bap. | African Baptist Church |
| BH | Belle Haven |
| BHE | Belle Haven East |
| Bethel | Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Bethel Bap. | Bethel Baptist Church |
| CC and CC2 | Cape Charles Cemetery |
| CMC | Capeville Masonic Cemetery |
| Christ Ch. | Christ Episcopal Churchyard |
| E. Bap. | Eastville Baptist Church |
| Ebenezer Bap. | Ebenezer Baptist Church |
| Fox misc. | Fox miscellaneous |
| HJac lot | Harry Jacob lot |
| Holmes | Holmes Presbyterian Church |
| H'gar's Ch. | Hungar's Church |
| H'gar's Glebe | Hungar's Glebe |
| J'son Ch. | Johnson's Church |
| Lower North | Lower Northampton Baptist Churchyard |
| New Allen | New Allen Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Red Bank | Red Bank Churchyard |
| Union Bap. | Union Baptist Church |
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