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 Cresthill (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 Cresthill. 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.
Cresthill is located in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cresthill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cresthill:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Cresthill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Orlean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Markham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Delaplane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Kerfoot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Berrys
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- White Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Arcadia Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Homeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jeffersonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Eggbornsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Griffinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Elkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Culpeper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Waylands Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Lignum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fairfax County
- London Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Tulip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Armel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Fawcett Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Welbourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Mountville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Aldie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Philomont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Lenah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Silcott Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Round Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purcellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Peola Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Syria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- True Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Rileyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kimball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Nokesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Bristow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bataan Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Amissville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reager
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Rediviva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Dilbeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Maurertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Willow Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- Cropp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Applewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Limeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Milldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Overall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cresthill, see our County-by-County Page for Cresthill.
Cemeteries Near Cresthill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cresthill.
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 Cresthill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cresthill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Orlean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Cresthill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cresthill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cresthill, with the one closest to Cresthill listed first.
- Orlean
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- Hume
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amissville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cliff Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Viewtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Markham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Homeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jeffersonton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cresthill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cresthill.
Newspapers Published in Cresthill ...
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 Cresthill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cresthill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cresthill.
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 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 Cresthill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cresthill) 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 Cresthill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |