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 Blackwell Town (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 Blackwell Town. 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 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.
Blackwell Town 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 Blackwell Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackwell Town:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Blackwell Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Midland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brent Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Remington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Turnbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Broad Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Orlean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- The Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caroline County
- Olney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Jeffersonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Occoquan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Sideburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Burke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pender
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Pohick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- West Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- Fairview Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Tryme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Indian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- True Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Aden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Combat Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Canova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Gainesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haymarket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bataan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Amissville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rediviva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Dunavant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Brockroad
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Waverly Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Todds Tavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Leavells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Paytes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Massaponax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- McHenry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Cropp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- King James Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Berea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Canterbury Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Doncaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Riverview Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Ironsides
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Potomac Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackwell Town, see our County-by-County Page for Blackwell Town.
Cemeteries Near Blackwell Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackwell Town.
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 Blackwell Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackwell Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Delight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hearts Delight Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Catlett.
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Embry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Blackwell Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackwell Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackwell Town, with the one closest to Blackwell Town listed first.
- Elk Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Midland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Bristersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Calverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Bealeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Casanova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Catlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Sumerduck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Pine View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tacketts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Meetze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackwell Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackwell Town.
Newspapers Published in Blackwell Town ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackwell Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackwell Town, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackwell Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Blackwell Town:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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> | 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- Blackwell Town) 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 Blackwell Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |