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 Foster 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 Foster 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 Foster 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Foster Fork: Foster 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Foster Fork 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 Foster Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foster Fork:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Foster Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Broad Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Turnbull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Landmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Catlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Berrys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Boyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Kellys Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Eggbornsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Culpeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lignum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Griffinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- London Towne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pender
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Floris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Lee-Hi Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sideburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Herndon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- Armel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Welbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Mountville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Waxpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Silcott Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Ashburn Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Indian Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Broad Run Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Nokesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Bataan Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Amissville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reager
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rediviva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Spotsylvania County
- Dunavant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Cropp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- King James Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Hartwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Applewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Front Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Viscose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Limeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Reliance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bentonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foster Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Foster Fork.
Cemeteries Near Foster Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foster 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 Foster Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foster Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colvin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Midland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Groveton Confederate Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stonewall Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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 Foster Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Foster Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foster Fork, with the one closest to Foster Fork listed first.
- New Baltimore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Broad Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- The Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meetze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Casanova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foster Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foster Fork.
Newspapers Published in Foster 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foster Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foster Fork, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foster Fork.
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 Foster Fork:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Montgomery 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 Foster 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' (or 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- Foster Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |