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 Alexandria (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 Alexandria. 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.

Newspapers Published in Alexandria ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexandria.

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 Alexandria:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Alexandria ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexandria.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alexandria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Alexandria National Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexandria National Cemetery
• Bethel Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #237699 <1>
• Home of Peace Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
• St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • The St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Marys Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52015 <1>
• Ivy Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50747 <1>
• Shuters Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shuters Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shuters Hill Cemetery
• Struder Family Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Struder Family Cemetery
• Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51254 <1>
• St. Pauls Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
• Oxon Hill Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxon Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxon Hill Cemetery
• Lomax Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lomax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lomax Cemetery
• Colmans Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colmans Cemetery
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  • Syphax Family Graveyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Syphax Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Syphax Family Graveyard
  • Lyles Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyles Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyles Family Cemetery
  • Bayne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayne Cemetery
    • Jump to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties: MIHP ID #PG:76B-11 <3>

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alexandria had a population of 1,339 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alexandria had a population of 158,726 people.

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

• Franconia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
  • Franconia is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franconia <5>
• Friendly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
  • Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
• Baileys Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileys Crossroads
  • Baileys Crossroads is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileys Crossroads <5>
• Lincolnia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
  • Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
• Mount Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Fort Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Washington
  • Fort Washington is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Washington <5>
• Silver Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
  • Silver Hill is located in Prince George's County (MD)
• Camp Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs
  • Camp Springs is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Springs <5>
• Suitland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suitland
  • Suitland is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suitland <5>
• Springfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Newington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
  • Newington is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newington <5>
• Piscataway ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piscataway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
  • Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
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  • Thrift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
    • Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Prince George's County (MD)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
  • Annandale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annandale
    • Annandale is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annandale <5>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alexandria: www.ci.alexandria.va.us/

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