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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 Boyds Mill (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 Boyds Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Boyds Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Boyds Mill: Boyds Ml. (or less commonly used: Boyds Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Boyds Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Boyds Mill may originally have been Boyd's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Boyds Mill might be written as Boyd Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Boyds Mill is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock & Shenandoah.
Below are the counties that are near Boyds Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boyds Mill:
- Warren County (The home county of Boyds Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Limeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Viscose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Front Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Overall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Applewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Waterlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- White Post
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Millwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Jeffersonton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Griffinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Rixeyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Culpeper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Elkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Delaplane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Turnbull
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- The Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Armel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Stephens City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Echo Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Fawcett Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Day - Mar Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Mountain Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Chambersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rosenberger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Albin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Hayfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Welbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mountville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Peola Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tryme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Rileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- Waterfall Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Chester Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rediviva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Amissville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Rockingham County
- Plains Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Dilbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maurertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zepp
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Lehew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy County (WV)
- Wardensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boyds Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Boyds Mill.
Cemeteries Near Boyds Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boyds Mill.
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 Boyds Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boyds Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- The Ramey Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rileyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dry Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Boyds Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boyds Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boyds Mill, with the one closest to Boyds Mill listed first.
- Browntown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Browntown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Limeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Front Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Front Royal Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Dilbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Buckton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Rileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Waterlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 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 Boyds Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boyds Mill.
Newspapers Published in Boyds Mill ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyds Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boyds Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boyds Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Boyds Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Winchester City
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Boyds Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Boyds Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |