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 Fairview Acres (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 Fairview Acres. 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.
Fairview Acres 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 Fairview Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairview Acres:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Fairview Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Culpeper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waylands Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Eggbornsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Lignum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Kellys Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Jeffersonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Burnley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Advance Mills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Advance Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Rosena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Cobham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Earlysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollymead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Remington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bealeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Orlean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Brent Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Dawsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Quinque
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Meltons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Medlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Tryme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Burnt Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Aroda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolftown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- True Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Grassland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rhoadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Montpelier Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Wilderness
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Danton
(18 miles [29 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 Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Marksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Kimball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Rileyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William County
- Nokesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Slate Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sperryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rockingham County
- Swift Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Paytes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Parker
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Dunavant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Brockroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Childs Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Todds Tavern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Margo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Storck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Cropp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Warren County
- Overall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairview Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Fairview Acres.
Cemeteries Near Fairview Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairview Acres.
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 Fairview Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairview Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
- The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Aylor Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fairview Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairview Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairview Acres, with the one closest to Fairview Acres listed first.
- Winston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Culpeper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Norman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raccoon Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- True Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Stevensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Locust Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rapidan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandy Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twymans Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
- Rixeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairview Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairview Acres.
Newspapers Published in Fairview Acres ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairview Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairview Acres, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairview Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fairview Acres:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fairview Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fairview Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |