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 Cardova (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 Cardova. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cardova is located in Culpeper County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Cardova. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cardova:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Cardova)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Norman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eggbornsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Griffinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Elkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Waylands Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Lignum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Albemarle County
- Burnley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Turnbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Opal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Bealeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Brent Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Dawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Amicus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Louisa County
- Meltons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Tryme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Syria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aroda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Madison Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Wolftown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- True Blue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grassland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Montpelier Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vulcan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Madison Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Danton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Kimball
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Nokesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Broad Run Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Bristow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Waterfall Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Amissville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Dunavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Brockroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Childs Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Margo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Cropp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Overall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Applewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Viscose City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Front Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cardova, see our County-by-County Page for Cardova.
Cemeteries Near Cardova ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cardova.
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 Cardova - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cardova covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <3>
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
- The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- All Saints Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Cardova in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cardova.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cardova, with the one closest to Cardova listed first.
- Norman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Eggbornsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Culpeper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Alanthus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Castleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Viewtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Slate Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Winston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Laurel Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Brandy Station
(8 miles [12.9 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 Cardova. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cardova.
Newspapers Published in Cardova ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cardova.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cardova, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cardova.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cardova:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cardova) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cardova, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |