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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 Castlemans Ferry (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 Castlemans Ferry. 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 Castlemans Ferry ...
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 Castlemans Ferry: Castlemans Fry. (or less commonly used: Castlemans Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Castlemans Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Castlemans Ferry may originally have been Castleman's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Castlemans Ferry might be written as Castleman Ferry.
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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Castlemans Ferry is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren & Jefferson (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Castlemans Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castlemans Ferry:
- Clarke County (The home county of Castlemans Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Arcadia Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frogtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Wadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- White Post
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Floris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Chantilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- London Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Kerfoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Delaplane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Markham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Landmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- The Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Broad Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Armel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Rest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Welltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Grimes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Echo Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Albin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Day - Mar Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Stephens City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Tulip
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Round Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- White Pump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Silcott Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Purcellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Philomont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Catharpin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Haymarket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Bull Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Linton Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Sudley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Chester Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Strasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Dilbeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Milldale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Applewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Happy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Waterlick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Limeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Lander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Petersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Boss Arnold Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Point-of-Rocks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Burkittsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Tuscarora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Beallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dickerson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Poolesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Blocktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Antietam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Brownsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Antietam Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Gapland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rohrersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Eakles Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Keedysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zittlestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Boonsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Gerrardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Swan Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Bedington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Falling Waters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Lehew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Good
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Kabletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Bloomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ranson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <2>
- Middleway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Bardane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Harpers Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Shepherdstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castlemans Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Castlemans Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Castlemans Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castlemans Ferry.
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 Castlemans Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castlemans Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Holy Cross Abbey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Milton Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklintown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kabletown Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ketoctin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crums Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Castlemans Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Castlemans Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castlemans Ferry, with the one closest to Castlemans Ferry listed first.
- Trapp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trapp is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trapp
- Paxson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paxson is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxson
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Gaylord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kabletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Rippon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Briggs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Unison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upperville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silcott Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castlemans Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castlemans Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Castlemans Ferry ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castlemans Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castlemans Ferry, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castlemans Ferry.
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 Castlemans Ferry:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson 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 '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- Castlemans Ferry) 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 Castlemans Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |