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 Countryside Estates (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 Countryside Estates. 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 Countryside Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Countryside Estates: Countryside Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Countryside Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Countryside Estates.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Countryside Estates is located in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Countryside Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Countryside Estates:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Countryside Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eggbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Culpeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Kellys Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Waylands Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Berrys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Post
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- London Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Opal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Bealeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Remington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Catlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Aldie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Mountville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Tryme
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Wolftown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Indian Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- True Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Rhoadesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Nokesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Broad Run Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Locust Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Bataan Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Catharpin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Amissville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Rediviva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reager
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Dilbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Dunavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Brockroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Paytes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Todds Tavern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Cropp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Aquia Harbour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Applewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Viscose City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Riverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Milldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Countryside Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Countryside Estates.
Cemeteries Near Countryside Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Countryside Estates.
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 Countryside Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Countryside Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orlean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Countryside Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Countryside Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Countryside Estates, with the one closest to Countryside Estates listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Amissville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Alanthus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Opal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Cliff Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Viewtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandy Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meetze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Countryside Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Countryside Estates.
Newspapers Published in Countryside Estates ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Countryside Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Countryside Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Countryside Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Countryside Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Countryside Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Countryside Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |