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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 Culpeper (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 Culpeper. 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 and hospitals 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.

Culpeper is located in Culpeper County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties 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 Culpeper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Culpeper:

  • Culpeper County     (The home county of Culpeper)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
    • Burnley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnley
      • From Culpeper to Burnley
    • Advance Mills Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilbert
      • From Culpeper to Gilbert
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
    • Remington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
      • Remington is located in Fauquier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <1>
    • Bealeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Opal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnbull
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turnbull
      • From Culpeper to Turnbull
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterloo
      • From Culpeper to Waterloo
    • Blackwell Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
      • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
    • Midland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orlean
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Warrenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Frytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brent Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
      • Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
    • Catlett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ada
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ada
      • From Culpeper to Ada
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinderhook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Quinque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <1>
    • Amicus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amicus
      • From Culpeper to Amicus
  • Louisa County
  • Madison County
  • Orange County
  • Page County
  • Prince William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
    • Aden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nokesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Broad Run Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
      • Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
    • Combat Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combat Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
      • Combat Village is located in Prince William County
    • Kopp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kopp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
      • Kopp is located in Prince William County
    • Bristow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gainesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <1>
    • Haymarket
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
      • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <1>
    • Linton Hall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
      • Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
    • Locust Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rappahannock County
  • Spotsylvania County
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.
    • Cropp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Storck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hartwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
      • Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
    • Hartwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Stafford Lakes Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Lakes Village
      • Stafford Lakes Village is located in Stafford County
    • Berea
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Stafford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berea
      • From Culpeper to Berea
    • Meadowood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
      • Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
    • Falmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <1>
    • King James Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King James Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
      • King James Village is located in Stafford County
    • Northridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Warren County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Culpeper, see our County-by-County Page for Culpeper.

Cemeteries Near Culpeper ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Culpeper.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Culpeper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.

  • Culpeper National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Run Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...
    • Palmyra Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lael Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Culpeper had a population of 1,620 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Culpeper had a population of 19,214 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Culpeper, with the one closest to Culpeper listed first.

  • Winston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Winston is located in Culpeper County
  • Norman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
  • Stevensburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
    • Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
  • Brandy Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Station
    • Brandy Station is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandy Station <1>
  • Alanthus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
    • Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
  • Rixeyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
  • Raccoon Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
    • Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
  • True Blue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eggbornsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Homeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homeland
      • From Culpeper to Homeland
    • Lignum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Castleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
      • Castleton is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Culpeper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Culpeper.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Culpeper ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Culpeper.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Culpeper. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Culpeper and those printed in the larger area surrounding Culpeper.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> of Culpeper.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Culpeper:

The official website for Culpeper: www.culpeper.to

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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- Culpeper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Culpeper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4734, Longitude: -77.9962    
<6>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 Culpeper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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