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 Baileys Crossroads (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 Baileys Crossroads. 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.
Name Variations for Baileys Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Baileys Crossroads: Baileys Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Baileys Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Baileys Crossroads may originally have been Bailey's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Baileys Crossroads might be written as Bailey Crossroads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Baileys Crossroads is located in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Baileys Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baileys Crossroads:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Baileys Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Lake Barcroft
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Seven Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Jefferson Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Burgundy Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Dunn Loring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Fairfax Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Oakcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Brandon Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Colonial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Williamsburg Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Catlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sugarland Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ashburn Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lansdowne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lenah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Aldie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Dale City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Buckhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Minnieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Loch Lomond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Canova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Georgetown Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Maryland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Pindell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Crofton Village Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Stonegate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Greenock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Annapolis Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Geraghty Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Dunkirk Town Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Apple Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Chaney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Owings Town Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Bryans Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Pomonkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Potomac Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Bennsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Freedom Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Indian Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Acton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Westlake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Marbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Scaggsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Savage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Brookmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Glen Echo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Martin's Additions
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Forest Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Fort Foote Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Oxon Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rainier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Capitol Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <2>
- Colmar Manor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baileys Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Baileys Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Baileys Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baileys Crossroads.
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 Baileys Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baileys Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deuterman Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Corbett Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Berry - Whitehead Family Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shelley Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lomax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Charles School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Basil Halls Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Baileys Crossroads had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baileys Crossroads, with the one closest to Baileys Crossroads listed first.
- Lincolnia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Franconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Loring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrifield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Lewinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Burke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baileys Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baileys Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Baileys Crossroads ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baileys Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baileys Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baileys Crossroads.
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 Baileys Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Baileys Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baileys Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |