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 Daniel (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 Daniel. 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.
Daniel is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Daniel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Daniel:
- Orange County (The home county of Daniel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Danton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Grassland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Rhoadesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- True Blue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barboursville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Cobham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Burnley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Rosena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Gilbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Keswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Jefferson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Advance Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Eastham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Shadwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Hollymead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Waylands Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Lignum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Kellys Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Fauquier County
- Remington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Kents Store
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Lake Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Tabscott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hadensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Enon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Dawsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Amicus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Tylers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Green Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Trevilians
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Pendleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Vigor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Cuckoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Harris ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Gays ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Madison Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Ruth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Syria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Slate Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Paytes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Glenora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Margo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Lewiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Brockroad
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Post Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Todds Tavern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Storck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Cropp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Daniel, see our County-by-County Page for Daniel.
Cemeteries Near Daniel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Daniel.
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 Daniel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Daniel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Daniel had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Daniel, with the one closest to Daniel listed first.
- Thornhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Lahore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lahore is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore
- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellisville is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
- Danton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Nasons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nasons is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Vulcan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Meltons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Green Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Tatum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tatum is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Trevilians
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Daniel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Daniel.
Newspapers Published in Daniel ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Daniel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Daniel, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Daniel.
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 helpful 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 Daniel:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Charlottesville City
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Daniel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Daniel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |