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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 Ardmore (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 Ardmore. 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 Ardmore ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ardmore.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ardmore, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ardmore.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ardmore:

Cemeteries Near Ardmore ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ardmore.

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 Ardmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fairfax City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairfax Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Calvary Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Memorial Gardens
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Flint Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zoar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zoar Cemetery
  • Jack & Lizzie Pearson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jack & Lizzie Pearson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jack & Lizzie Pearson Cemetery
  • Gooding Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gooding Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gooding Family Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moorefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorefield Cemetery
  • Burke Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
  • Payne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
  • Continue List   (291 more) ...
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
    • Lee Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Chapel Cemetery
    • Annandale UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Ardmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ardmore.

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

  • Fairfax
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Oakton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakton
    • Oakton is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakton <5>
  • Fairfax Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Station
    • Fairfax Station is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax Station <5>
  • Sideburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sideburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
    • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
  • Vale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Vale is located in Fairfax County
  • Pender
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pender have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
    • Pender is located in Fairfax County
  • Burke
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
  • Ravensworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravensworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
    • Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
  • Merrifield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
    • Merrifield is located in Fairfax County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <5>
  • Annandale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Dunn Loring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Loring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Loring
      • Dunn Loring is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn Loring <5>
    • Centreville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <5>
    • Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ardmore. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ardmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ardmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8443, Longitude: -77.3150       In this case, the coordinates for Ardmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 Ardmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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