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 Buckners Corner (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 Buckners Corner. 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 Buckners Corner ...
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 Buckners Corner: Buckners Cor. (or less commonly used: Buckners Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Buckners Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Buckners Corner may originally have been Buckner's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Buckners Corner might be written as Buckner Corner.
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.
Buckners Corner is located in Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County: Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Page & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Buckners Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckners Corner:
- Rappahannock County (The home county of Buckners Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Sperryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amissville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Clarke County
- White Post
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Eggbornsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Homeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Griffinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rixeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Jeffersonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Orlean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Opal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Remington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Markham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bealeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Delaplane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Kinderhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Dawsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Stanardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Amicus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Peola Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aroda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Hood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- True Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montpelier Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Grassland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Madison Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Rhoadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Kimball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Elkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Plains Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Berrytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Mayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Lacey Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Timberville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Massanutten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Daphna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calvary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Maurertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rinkerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Strasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Overall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Limeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Front Royal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Viscose City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Applewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Royal Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Waterlick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Reliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckners Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Buckners Corner.
Cemeteries Near Buckners Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckners Corner.
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 Buckners Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckners Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Etlan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Luray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <4>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<3> 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 <4>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery
- The Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Criglersville Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Marshall Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Berry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Buckners Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buckners Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckners Corner, with the one closest to Buckners Corner listed first.
- Hawlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
- Sperryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Nethers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nethers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
- Rediviva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Peola Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Slate Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Eggbornsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ida is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Homeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Viewtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckners Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckners Corner.
Newspapers Published in Buckners Corner ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckners Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckners Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckners Corner.
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 Buckners Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rappahannock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckners Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Buckners Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |