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 Cedar Creek Battlefield (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 Cedar Creek Battlefield. 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 Cedar Creek Battlefield ...
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.
Another variation: Cedarcreek Battlefield.
- A typical abbreviation for Cedar Creek Battlefield: Cedar Crk. Battlefield (or less commonly used: Cedar Ck. Battlefield or Cedar Cr. Battlefield)
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 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.
Cedar Creek Battlefield is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Creek Battlefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield:
- Frederick County (The home county of Cedar Creek Battlefield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tulip
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Mountain Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Armel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Day - Mar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Chambersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rosenberger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Albin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Hayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- White Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Arcadia Farm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orlean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Zulla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- The Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Welbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Round Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Pump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Middleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Rileyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leaksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Chester Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Dilbeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Toms Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Maurertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Seven Fountains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Reliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Front Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Milldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Limeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Happy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Applewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Lehew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sedan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Wardensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Creek Battlefield.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Creek Battlefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Creek Battlefield.
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 Cedar Creek Battlefield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Creek Battlefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- River View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Cedar Creek Battlefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Creek Battlefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Creek Battlefield, with the one closest to Cedar Creek Battlefield listed first.
- Meadow Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Oranda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oranda is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oranda
- Waterlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Vaucluse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Strasburg Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Buckton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Lebanon Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church
- Wheatfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Nineveh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nineveh is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Creek Battlefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Creek Battlefield.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Creek Battlefield ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Creek Battlefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Creek Battlefield, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Creek Battlefield.
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 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 Cedar Creek Battlefield:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Creek Battlefield) 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 Cedar Creek Battlefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |