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 Forest Hills (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 Forest Hills. 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 hospitals and 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.
Forest Hills is located in Prince William 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 Prince William County: Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Hills:
- Prince William County (The home county of Forest Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Canova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Minnieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Buckhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Lake Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dale City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montclair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Agnewville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Kopp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Marumsco Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Aden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Brandon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Caroline County
- Olney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Lignum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Occoquan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- London Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- West Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Newington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Random Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Falls Church
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Brent Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Broad Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Bealeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Opal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Landmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- The Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Hooes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Arnolds Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Weedonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Dahlgren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- King George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Lenah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Waxpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Aldie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Countryside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Indian Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Dunavant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Waverly Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Aquia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Canterbury Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cropp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Loy Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Hartwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Storck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Riverview Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Marbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Doncaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Bryans Road
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Hampton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Pomonkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Ironsides
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Nanjemoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Brookmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Chevy Chase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- English Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Accokeek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Friendly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Oxon Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Thrift
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Temple Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blandford Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Hills.
Cemeteries Near Forest Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Hills.
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 Forest Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minnieville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hedges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Buckhall Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brentsville Public Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hardens Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neabsco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Open Arms Pentacostal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Forest Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Hills, with the one closest to Forest Hills listed first.
- Hoadly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoadly is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadly
- Canova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Independent Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Minnieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Buckhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Limstrong
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limstrong is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limstrong
- Neabsco Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neabsco Hills is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neabsco Hills
- Brentsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brentsville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
- Agnewville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Manassas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Occoquan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Hills.
Newspapers Published in Forest Hills ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Hills, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Hills.
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 Forest Hills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Hills) 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 Forest Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |