Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Airlie (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 Airlie. 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 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.
Airlie is located in Fauquier County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Airlie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Airlie:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Airlie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Frytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Broad Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turnbull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Opal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Orlean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Catlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berrys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- White Post
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Kellys Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Culpeper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lignum
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Griffinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- London Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Floris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Lee-Hi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sideburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Herndon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Armel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Aldie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Mountville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Philomont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Waxpool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Silcott Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Ashburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Peola Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Indian Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Wilderness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haymarket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Waterfall Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Linton Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Nokesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Bataan Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Aden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Amissville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reager
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rediviva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Spotsylvania County
- Dunavant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Cropp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Canterbury Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Applewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Front Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Limeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Overall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Montgomery County (MD)
- Edwards Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Airlie, see our County-by-County Page for Airlie.
Cemeteries Near Airlie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Airlie.
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 Airlie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Airlie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orlean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (168 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Airlie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Airlie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Airlie, with the one closest to Airlie listed first.
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meetze
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Cliff Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Buckland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Broad Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Casanova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Opal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Gainesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haymarket
(9 miles [14.5 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 Airlie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Airlie.
Newspapers Published in Airlie ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Airlie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Airlie, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Airlie.
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 websites either 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 Airlie:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Airlie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Airlie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |