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 Carriage Ford (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 Carriage Ford. 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 northwest 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 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.
Carriage Ford 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 Carriage Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carriage Ford:
- Prince William County (The home county of Carriage Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Aden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Combat Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Canova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Broad Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Kopp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Bataan Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 north)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Buckhall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Lignum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Occoquan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Sideburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Lorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pender
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Pohick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Falls Church
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- 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 Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Brent Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Bealeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Opal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Ambar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Arcola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Aldie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Waxpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mountville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Welbourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Ashburn Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rappahannock County
- Amissville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Dunavant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Waverly Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Brockroad
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Parker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Leavells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Todds Tavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Cropp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- King James Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Storck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Aquia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Riverview Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Doncaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Ironsides
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Bryans Road
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- South Hampton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Freedom Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Accokeek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carriage Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Carriage Ford.
Cemeteries Near Carriage Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carriage Ford.
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 Carriage Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carriage Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- White Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Delight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hearts Delight Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Catlett.
- Brentsville Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Woodbine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Branch 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.<4>
While we didn't find Carriage Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carriage Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carriage Ford, with the one closest to Carriage Ford listed first.
- Aden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bristersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Calverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Brentsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brentsville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Casanova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Independent Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Limstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Limstrong is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limstrong
- Tacketts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carriage Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carriage Ford.
Newspapers Published in Carriage Ford ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carriage Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carriage Ford, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carriage Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Carriage Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Prince George's 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carriage Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carriage Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |