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 Beelers Ford (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 Beelers Ford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Beelers Ford is located in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Beelers Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beelers Ford:
- Shenandoah County (The home county of Beelers Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Zepp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Toms Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maurertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- White Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Berryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wadesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arcadia Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Delaplane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orlean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Mountain Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Tulip
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Day - Mar Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Armel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Rock Enon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rosenberger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Chambersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Lehew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Hayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Welbourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Rileyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Chester Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rediviva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Reliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Milldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Limeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Happy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Applewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Lehew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sedan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Romney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Vance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Wardensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mathias
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Charles Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Morgan County (WV)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beelers Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Beelers Ford.
Cemeteries Near Beelers Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beelers Ford.
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 Beelers Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beelers Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- River View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Beelers Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beelers Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beelers Ford, with the one closest to Beelers Ford listed first.
- Lebanon Church
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church
- Wheatfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
- Oranda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oranda is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oranda
- Marlboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marlboro is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Meadow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Strasburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Vaucluse
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Fawcett Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Gravel Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Reliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Mount Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
- Waterlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beelers Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beelers Ford.
Newspapers Published in Beelers Ford ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beelers Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beelers Ford, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beelers Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Beelers Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Shenandoah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beelers Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Beelers Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |