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 Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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 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.
Crossroads 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 Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossroads:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Brent Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Opal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Remington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Broad Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Caroline County
- Olney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Lignum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Rixeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Culpeper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Norman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Occoquan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Sideburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Lorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pender
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Pohick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Aldie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Mountville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waxpool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Unison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Madison County
- Tryme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Indian Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Aden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Combat Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Bristow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bataan Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Canova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crestwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Amissville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scrabble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Slate Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Reager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rediviva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Dunavant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Brockroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Waverly Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Parker
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Leavells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Paytes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Massaponax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Cropp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- King James Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia Harbour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Doncaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Mattawoman Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Riverview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Nanjemoy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Ironsides
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Potomac Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Bryans Road
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- South Hampton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crossroads.
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 Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Delight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hearts Delight Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Catlett.
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Greenwich Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brentsville Public Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Bristersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Calverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Elk Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Catlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Casanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Morrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Nokesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tacketts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meetze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Opal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Crossroads ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crossroads.
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 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 Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |