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 Boston (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 Boston. 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.
Boston is located in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Boston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boston:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Boston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Griffinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Jeffersonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lignum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Advance Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Burnley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Advance Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Remington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Opal
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Bealeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Blackwell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Kinderhook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Dawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Stanardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Amicus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Louisa County
- Meltons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Tryme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Wolftown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Hood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- True Blue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Grassland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Montpelier Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Rhoadesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Barboursville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Kimball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Marksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Luray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rileyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Slate Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Amissville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reager
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Swift Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Elkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berrytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Parker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Dunavant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Brockroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Cropp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Overall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Applewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Viscose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Waterlick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boston, see our County-by-County Page for Boston.
Cemeteries Near Boston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boston.
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 Boston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Etlan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
- The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Boston had a population of 128 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Slate Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Hawlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Peola Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Laurel Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Haywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Culpeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Viewtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boston.
Newspapers Published in Boston ...
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 Boston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boston, 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 Boston.
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 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 Boston:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren 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 '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- Boston) 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 Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |