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 Broken Hill (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 Broken Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Broken Hill 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 Broken Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Broken Hill:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Broken Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Broad Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Catlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Opal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Frogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Arcadia Farm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Kellys Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Lignum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- London Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Floris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Pender
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Sideburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Offutt Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Aldie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lenah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Mountville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Welbourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Waxpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Philomont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Indian Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Wilderness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- True Blue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Nokesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Bataan Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Catharpin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Aden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Amissville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reager
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Rediviva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Spotsylvania County
- Dunavant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Cropp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- King James Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Hartwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Applewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Front Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Charles County (MD)
- Riverview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- Edwards Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Broken Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Broken Hill.
Cemeteries Near Broken Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Broken Hill.
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 Broken Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Broken Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buckland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Groveton Confederate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Midland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley View 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.<3>
While we didn't find Broken Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Broken Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Broken Hill, with the one closest to Broken Hill listed first.
- New Baltimore
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buckland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Broad Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meetze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Casanova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waterfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Calverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- The Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Broken Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Broken Hill.
Newspapers Published in Broken Hill ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Broken Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Broken Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Broken Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Broken Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Broken Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Broken Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |