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 Bellvue (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 Bellvue. 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 hospitals and 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.
Bellvue is located in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Bellvue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellvue:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Bellvue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Waverly Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Massaponax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spotsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Snell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Brockroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Olney Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Stuart Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Samuels Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Bowling Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Ruther Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Burruss Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Loretto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Beazley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Occupacia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Brent Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Remington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Opal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Beaverdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hewlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Tylers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ambar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Port Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Somerset Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Edgehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Weedonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Hampstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hooes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Mineral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Wilderness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Danton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Rhoadesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- True Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Grassland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Joplin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Triangle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Dumfries
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kopp
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Aden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Dale City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Little Falls Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Woodlanding Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Hartwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Maple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colonial Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leedstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Morgantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Marbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- McConchie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Indian Head
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Riverview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bel Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellvue, see our County-by-County Page for Bellvue.
Cemeteries Near Bellvue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellvue.
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 Bellvue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellvue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Massaponax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Bellvue in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellvue.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellvue, with the one closest to Bellvue listed first.
- Leavells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Massaponax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corbin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Leeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Thornburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Passapatanzy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
- Woodford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brockroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Post Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Welchs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellvue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellvue.
Newspapers Published in Bellvue ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellvue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellvue, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellvue.
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 Bellvue:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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 Bellvue, 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 from Point A (ie- Bellvue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |