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 Bleak (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 Bleak. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Bleak 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 Bleak. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bleak:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Bleak)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Blackwell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Opal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Turnbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Broad Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orlean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Olney Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(6 miles [9.7 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 west)
- Lignum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Jeffersonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(20 miles [32.2 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 west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Occoquan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Chantilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pender
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Pohick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Random Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Newington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Arnolds Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Tryme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Madison Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Peola Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Indian Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Aden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Kopp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Nokesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Bristow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Broad Run Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Triangle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Buckhall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Amissville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Brockroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Waverly Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Paytes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McHenry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Massaponax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Cropp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Aquia Harbour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Canterbury Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Doncaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Indian Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ironsides
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Marbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- 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
- 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 Bleak, see our County-by-County Page for Bleak.
Cemeteries Near Bleak ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bleak.
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 Bleak - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bleak covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Embry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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.
- Hollywood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lael Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Bleak in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bleak.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bleak, with the one closest to Bleak listed first.
- Morrisville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Elk Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Sumerduck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bristersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Kellys Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Tacketts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Richardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Casanova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Catlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Opal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Lignum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bleak. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bleak.
Newspapers Published in Bleak ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bleak.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bleak, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bleak.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bleak:
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bleak) 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 Bleak, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |