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 Chancellor (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 Chancellor. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Chancellor is located in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Chancellor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chancellor:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Chancellor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Waverly Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Todds Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Brockroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunavant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Post Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Massaponax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Olney Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Samuels Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Bowling Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Ruther Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Penola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Burruss Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Lignum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Culpeper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Waylands Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Jeffersonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Blackwell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Remington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Opal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Turnbull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Beaverdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tylers
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Hewlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Ambar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- King George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Port Conway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Edgehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dahlgren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Louisa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Green Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison County
- Madison Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Wilderness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rhoadesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Danton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- True Blue
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Madison Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Kopp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Joplin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Combat Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Chamberlain Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Locust Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Georgetown Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Hartwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hampstead Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Storck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Northridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- North Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Westmoreland County
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chancellor, see our County-by-County Page for Chancellor.
Cemeteries Near Chancellor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chancellor.
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 Chancellor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chancellor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piney Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilderness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Chancellor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chancellor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chancellor, with the one closest to Chancellor listed first.
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Leavells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Brockroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilderness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Post Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Massaponax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Hartwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Leeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Richardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Thornburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chancellor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chancellor.
Newspapers Published in Chancellor ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chancellor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chancellor, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chancellor.
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 Chancellor:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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> | 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 Chancellor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chancellor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |