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 Buckland (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 Buckland. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Buckland is located in Prince William 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 Prince William County: Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Buckland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckland:
- Prince William County (The home county of Buckland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Haymarket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Waterfall Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Catharpin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Bristow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bataan Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Brandon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Berrys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arcadia Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(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 Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Lignum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- London Towne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Floris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Random Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sideburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Herndon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Falls Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Broad Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Landmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Halfway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Opal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Lenah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Aldie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Mountville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Welbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Waxpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Philomont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Amissville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reager
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scrabble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Dunavant
(28 miles [45.1 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 Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Cropp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- King James Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Storck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- 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)
- Hartwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Applewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Front Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Riverview Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Beallsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin John
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darnestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckland, see our County-by-County Page for Buckland.
Cemeteries Near Buckland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckland.
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 Buckland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Buckland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Groveton Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stonewall Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsylvania Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Sudley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buckland had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckland, with the one closest to Buckland listed first.
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Haymarket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Baltimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gainesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Nokesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catharpin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meetze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Casanova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckland.
Newspapers Published in Buckland ...
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 Buckland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckland, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckland.
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 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 Buckland:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange 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 Buckland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buckland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |