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 College Park (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 College Park. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
College Park 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 College Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Park:
- Frederick County (The home county of College Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Echo Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Albin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Chambersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Armel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Welltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Stephens City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Grimes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Fawcett Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Hayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Boyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wadesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berrys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Arcadia Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Kerfoot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Markham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(25 miles [40.2 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)
- Zulla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orlean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Landmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Round Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Pump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Unison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Welbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Philomont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Purcellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mountville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Page County
- Rileyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Chester Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Dilbeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Toms Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Maurertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Ashby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Milldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Reliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Waterlick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Front Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Applewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Viscose City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Limeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allegany County (MD)
- Keifers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rosemont
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Antietam Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Antietam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Sharpsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Baker Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Scrabble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Hedgesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bedington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Lehew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Good
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North River Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Sedan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Slanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Higginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Hardy County (WV)
- Wardensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Summit Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Charles Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Jefferson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(18 miles [29 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>
- Bardane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Bolivar
(23 miles [37 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
- Harpers Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Shepherdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Holton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Paw Paw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Park, see our County-by-County Page for College Park.
Cemeteries Near College Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Park.
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 College Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Winchester National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Opequon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shenandoah Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- The Shenandoah Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Shenandoah Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641506 <2>
- Redbud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Milburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hodgson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 College Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Park, with the one closest to College Park listed first.
- Stephenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Opequon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Opequon is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opequon
- Stephens City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nain is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nain
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- White Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brucetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brucetown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
- Clear Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Vaucluse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Canterburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canterburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterburg
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briggs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Park.
Newspapers Published in College Park ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Park, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 College Park:
- 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
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan 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 College Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- College Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |