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 Fayettesville (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 Fayettesville. 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 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.
Fayettesville 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 Fayettesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fayettesville:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Fayettesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Opal
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Bealeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turnbull
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Remington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Brent Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Orlean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Rixeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lignum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- London Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Occoquan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Random Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sideburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Burke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Middleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Lenah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Mountville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Tryme
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Madison Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Syria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Indian Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Wilderness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rhoadesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Nokesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bristow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Locust Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Haymarket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Combat Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Bull Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Amissville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scrabble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Slate Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Rediviva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Reager
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Sperryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Dunavant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Brockroad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Paytes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Waverly Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Leavells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Cropp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Applewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Viscose City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fayettesville, see our County-by-County Page for Fayettesville.
Cemeteries Near Fayettesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fayettesville.
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 Fayettesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fayettesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Embry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Delight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hearts Delight Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Catlett.
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Hall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Fayettesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fayettesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fayettesville, with the one closest to Fayettesville listed first.
- Opal
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Bealeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Casanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meetze
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Calverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Jeffersonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elk Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Alanthus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Brandy Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fayettesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fayettesville.
Newspapers Published in Fayettesville ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayettesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fayettesville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fayettesville.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Fayettesville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Fredericksburg City
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fayettesville) 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 Fayettesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |