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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Grafton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Grafton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grafton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Grafton (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 Grafton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Grafton is historic, it would have been located within present day Charles County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charles County: Calvert, Prince George's, Saint Mary's, Fairfax (VA), King George (VA), Prince William (VA), Stafford (VA) & Westmoreland (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Grafton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grafton:
- Charles County (The home county of Grafton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Doncaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
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- Ironsides
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
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- Mattawoman Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
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- McConchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
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- Marbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marbury is located in Charles County
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- Mount Air
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County
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- Port Tobacco Riviera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County
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- Port Tobacco Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Port Tobacco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bel Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Faulkner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Abington Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County
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- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County
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- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Accokeek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County
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- Thrift
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County
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- Fort Foote Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County
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- Friendly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County
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- Blandford Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County
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- Brandywine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Prince George's County
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- The Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Prince George's County
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- Aquasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
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- Forest Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Budds Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Charlotte Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chaptico
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hurry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
- Mechanicsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blakistone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Bushwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milestown is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Clements
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Avenue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morganza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morganza is located in Saint Mary's County
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- Abell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Oakcrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Arlandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Warwick Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Arlington Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Caroline County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Olney Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
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- Moss Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County (VA)
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- Port Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
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- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Caroline County (VA)
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- Stuart Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County (VA)
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- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Essex County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loretto is located in Essex County (VA)
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- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County (VA)
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- Occupacia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County (VA)
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- Fairfax City (VA)
- Fairfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Occoquan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pohick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Hybla Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- West Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Franconia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Groveton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Yates Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Village
- Belle Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Falls Church City (VA)
- Falls Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fauquier County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Brent Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
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- Catlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County (VA)
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- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg City (VA)
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- King George County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Somerset Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County (VA)
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- Ambar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
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- Fairview Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County (VA)
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- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
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- Hooes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hooes is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Weedonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Dahlgren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County (VA)
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- King George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edgehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County (VA)
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- Ninde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County (VA)
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- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in King George County (VA)
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- Manassas City (VA)
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas Park City (VA)
- Manassas Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County (VA)
- Wilderness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County (VA)
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- Prince William County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Quantico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Triangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <2>
- Georgetown Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Joplin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Dale City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Minnieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Agnewville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Kopp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County (VA)
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- Spotsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Waverly Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
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- Leavells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Massaponax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
- Spotsylvania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
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- Todds Tavern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
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- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Loy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- Aquia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- Widewater Village at Stafford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodlanding Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- Canterbury Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Potomac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- King James Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
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- Meadowood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Falmouth Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Westmoreland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Colonial Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
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- Potomac Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
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- Leedstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
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- Baynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Bryant Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
- Chiltons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chiltons is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiltons
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grafton, see our County-by-County Page for Grafton.
Cemeteries Near Grafton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grafton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grafton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grafton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Ignatius of Loyola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chicamuxen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bumbrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Ark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- St. Catherine of Alexandria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Katherines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Grafton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grafton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grafton, with the one closest to Grafton listed first.
- Grayton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grayton is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Nanjemoy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Doncaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Hill Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Quantico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ambar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Hampstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- McConchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Osso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osso is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osso
- Owens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owens is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
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- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Weedonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Port Tobacco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grafton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grafton.
Newspapers Published in Grafton ...
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 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grafton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grafton, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grafton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Grafton:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Charles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calvert County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Caroline County
- Essex County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grafton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |