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 Eldorada (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 Eldorada. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Eldorada is located in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Eldorada. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eldorada:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Eldorada)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Eggbornsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Homeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Griffinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Waylands Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Albemarle County
- Burnley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Remington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Turnbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Opal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Orlean
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Blackwell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Ada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Catlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Kinderhook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Dawsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Tryme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Burnt Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Aroda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Wolftown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- True Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grassland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Vulcan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Madison Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Danton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Nokesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Haymarket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Gainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bristow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Scrabble
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rediviva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Dunavant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Brockroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Cropp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Bentonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Overall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Applewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Viscose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Waterlick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eldorada, see our County-by-County Page for Eldorada.
Cemeteries Near Eldorada ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldorada.
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 Eldorada - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eldorada covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <3>
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Etlan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
- The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Eldorada in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eldorada.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eldorada, with the one closest to Eldorada listed first.
- Eggbornsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Homeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viewtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slate Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Laurel Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Culpeper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Clarkson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eldorada. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eldorada.
Newspapers Published in Eldorada ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldorada.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldorada, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eldorada.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Eldorada:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eldorada) 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 Eldorada, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |