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 Alwington (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 Alwington. 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 and hospitals 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.
Alwington 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 Alwington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alwington:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Alwington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Warrenton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Frytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Turnbull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Opal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Bealeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Blackwell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Orlean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Boyce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Kellys Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Eggbornsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Culpeper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Lignum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Griffinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Waylands Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- London Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Lee-Hi Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Sideburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Random Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Burke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Middleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Lenah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Mountville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Waxpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Silcott Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Ashburn Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Peola Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(27 miles [43.5 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 Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Indian Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Wilderness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rhoadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Broad Run Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Nokesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Waterfall Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Aden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Catharpin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Amissville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reager
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Scrabble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Dunavant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Brockroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Cropp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Stafford Lakes Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Berea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Canterbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Applewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Viscose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Riverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Limeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alwington, see our County-by-County Page for Alwington.
Cemeteries Near Alwington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alwington.
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 Alwington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alwington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Warrenton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Alwington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alwington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alwington, with the one closest to Alwington listed first.
- Warrenton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meetze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Opal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Casanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Jeffersonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Bealeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Buckland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alwington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alwington.
Newspapers Published in Alwington ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alwington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alwington, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alwington.
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 helpful 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 Alwington:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren 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 Alwington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alwington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |