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 Five Mile Fork (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 Five Mile Fork. 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.
Name Variations for Five Mile Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Five Mile Fork: Five Mile Frk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Five Mile Fork is located in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Five Mile Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Mile Fork:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Five Mile Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Waverly Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Brockroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Dunavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Massaponax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Snell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thornburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Post Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- McHenry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Olney Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Samuels Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Ruther Glen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Penola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Burruss Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Central Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Culpeper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Waylands Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Blackwell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Brent Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Remington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Catlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Opal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Turnbull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Beaverdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tylers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Hewlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Verdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Ambar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- King George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Port Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Weedonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Hooes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Ninde
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Louisa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Wilderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Danton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Rhoadesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- True Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Joplin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Kopp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Chamberlain Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Dumfries
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Locust Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Minnieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Canova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Chatham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hampstead Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Little Falls Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Hartwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- North Potomac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Storck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Maple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Riverview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Mile Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Five Mile Fork.
Cemeteries Near Five Mile Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Mile Fork.
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 Five Mile Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Mile Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Piney Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Five Mile Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Mile Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Mile Fork, with the one closest to Five Mile Fork listed first.
- Leavells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Brockroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Massaponax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Leeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Hartwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilderness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Post Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Thornburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Passapatanzy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Mile Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Mile Fork.
Newspapers Published in Five Mile Fork ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Mile Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Mile Fork, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Mile Fork.
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 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 Five Mile Fork:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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 Five Mile Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Mile Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |