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 Edwardsville (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 Edwardsville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edwardsville:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Edwardsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- The Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ada
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Zulla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Landmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Delaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Kerfoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Orlean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Berrys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Elkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Kellys Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Culpeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lignum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- London Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Floris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Pender
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Lee-Hi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Herndon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Oakton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Burke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Armel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Middleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Aldie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Lenah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Philomont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Silcott Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Waxpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Round Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Purcellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Catharpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Linton Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bull Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Bristow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bataan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Crestwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Sudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Iron Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Amissville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Slate Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- Dilbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Cropp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Applewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Limeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Reliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waterlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Kabletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Summit Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edwardsville, see our County-by-County Page for Edwardsville.
Cemeteries Near Edwardsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edwardsville.
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 Edwardsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edwardsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orlean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Solon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Edwardsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Edwardsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edwardsville, with the one closest to Edwardsville listed first.
- The Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rectortown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Zulla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Waterfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Vernon Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buckland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Landmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Delaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Haymarket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edwardsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edwardsville.
Newspapers Published in Edwardsville ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edwardsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edwardsville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edwardsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Edwardsville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Montgomery County
- Jefferson 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 Edwardsville, 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' (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- Edwardsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |