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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 Fletcher Mill (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 Fletcher Mill. 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 Fletcher Mill ...

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 Fletcher Mill: Fletcher Ml. (or less commonly used: Fletcher Mll.)

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Fletcher Mill is located in Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County: Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Page & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Fletcher Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fletcher Mill:

  • Rappahannock County     (The home county of Fletcher Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Sperryville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rediviva
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
    • Woodville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Washington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Scrabble
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Slate Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Amissville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chester Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
    • Reager
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • White Post
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Berrys
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Berrys is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
    • Millwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Waterloo is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Homeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Eggbornsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
    • Griffinsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Norman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Rixeyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
    • Jeffersonton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
    • Culpeper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Waylands Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
    • Elkwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kellys Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
    • Lignum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Orlean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Turnbull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Petersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Ada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ada is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Opal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Opal is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
    • Markham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Remington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Warrenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bealeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Frytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Frytown is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
    • Delaplane
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Middletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Tulip
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Armel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Armel is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
    • Stephens City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Dawsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Stanardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinque
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • 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 Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Peola Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
    • Syria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tryme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ruth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Wolftown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Aroda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Hood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Radiant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Burnt Tree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Madison Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • True Blue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
    • Orange
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Burr Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • Montpelier Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Grassland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
    • Indian Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Town is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Rhoadesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Kimball
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Rileyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Luray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Stanley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Leaksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Shenandoah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Verbena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Elkton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Swift Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Plains Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
    • Mayland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
    • Timberville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Seven Fountains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
    • Dilbeck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
    • Edinburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Woodstock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Maurertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Toms Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Strasburg Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
    • Strasburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • New Market
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.
    • Overall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Overall is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
    • Limeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
    • Bentonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Happy Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
    • Viscose City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
    • Applewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Applewood is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
    • Front Royal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Royal Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
    • Riverton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Cedarville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Waterlick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Waterlick is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
    • Reliance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Reliance is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fletcher Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Fletcher Mill.

Cemeteries Near Fletcher Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fletcher Mill.

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 Fletcher Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fletcher Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.

  • Cannon Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Etlan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Luray.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <3>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rileyville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Criglersville Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...

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 Fletcher Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fletcher Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fletcher Mill, with the one closest to Fletcher Mill listed first.

  • Sperryville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rediviva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
  • Hawlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
  • Woodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nethers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nethers is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
  • Castleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
  • Peola Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
  • Slate Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Eggbornsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Homeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Viewtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flint Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fletcher Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fletcher Mill.

Newspapers Published in Fletcher Mill ...

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 Fletcher Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fletcher Mill, 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 Fletcher Mill.

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 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 Fletcher Mill:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fletcher Mill) 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 Fletcher Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.