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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Garrisons Corners. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Garrisons Corners to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Garrisons Corners, please Contact Us.

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 Garrisons Corners (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 Garrisons Corners. 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 Garrisons Corners ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Garrisons Corners: Garrisons Cors.
  • While the name of this community is Garrisons Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Garrisons Corners may originally have been Garrison's Corners.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Garrisons Corners might be written as Garrison Corners.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Garrisons Corners is historic, it would have been located within present day Stafford 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 Stafford County: Charles (MD), Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Prince William & Spotsylvania.

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

  • Stafford County     (The home county of Garrisons Corners)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • King James Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • King James Village is located in Stafford County
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    • Meadowood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
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    • Aquia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Aquia is located in Stafford County
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    • Widewater Village at Stafford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Aquia Harbour
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
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    • Canterbury Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
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    • Stafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cropp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cropp is located in Stafford County
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    • Hartwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
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    • Hartwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Storck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Storck is located in Stafford County
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    • Berea
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Berea is located in Stafford County
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  • Alexandria City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chinquapin Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
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    • Oakcrest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
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    • Arlandria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
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    • Warwick Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
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  • Arlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Arlington Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
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    • Brandon Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
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    • Buckingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Arlington County
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    • Arlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Garden City is located in Arlington County
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    • Williamsburg Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
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  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Olney Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
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    • Moss Neck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
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    • Samuels Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
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    • New London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • New London is located in Caroline County
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    • Stuart Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
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    • Port Royal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Kellys Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
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    • Lignum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
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    • Elkwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jeffersonton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
    • Rixeyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
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    • Culpeper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairfax City
    • Fairfax
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Occoquan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lorton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pohick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pohick is located in Fairfax County
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    • Sideburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
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    • Centreville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • London Towne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • London Towne is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
    • Burke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Newington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
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    • Lee-Hi Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
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    • Hunts Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
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  • Falls Church City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Falls Church
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Offutt Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
    • West Falls Church
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Brent Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
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    • Catlett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackwell Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bealeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Remington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Frytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Frytown is located in Fauquier County
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    • Opal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Opal is located in Fauquier County
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    • Warrenton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Broad Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnbull
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
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    • Waterloo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
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  • Fredericksburg City
    • Fredericksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • King George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Fairview Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview Beach is located in King George County
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    • Somerset Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Somerset Beach is located in King George County
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    • Ambar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ambar is located in King George County
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    • Hampstead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hampstead is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Arnolds Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
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    • Weedonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Weedonville is located in King George County
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    • Hooes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hooes is located in King George County
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    • King George
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgehill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgehill is located in King George County
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    • Dahlgren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alden is located in King George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Ninde
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ninde is located in King George County
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  • Loudoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Arcola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Arcola is located in Loudoun County
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    • Lenah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lenah is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
    • Oak Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
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  • Manassas City
    • Manassas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Manassas Park City
    • Manassas Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Wilderness
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilderness is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
    • Indian Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Town is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
    • Locust Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Burr Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
    • True Blue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Kopp
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Kopp is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
    • Joplin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Joplin is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Combat Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Combat Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
    • Triangle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dumfries
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <3>
    • Locust Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Minnieville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnieville is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
    • Montclair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Aden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Aden is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Chamberlain Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
    • Georgetown Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
    • Canova
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Canova is located in Prince William County
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  • Rappahannock County
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Dunavant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
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    • Waverly Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
    • Leavells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
    • Brockroad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Todds Tavern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
    • Massaponax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
    • Spotsylvania Courthouse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Spotsylvania
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Logan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Westmoreland County
    • Maple Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Charles County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Doncaster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
    • Nanjemoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mattawoman Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
    • Indian Head
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ironsides
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
    • Marbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
    • Riverview Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
    • Potomac Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
    • Bryans Road
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • McConchie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
    • Pomonkey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
    • South Hampton Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
  • Prince George's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Garrisons Corners, with the one closest to Garrisons Corners listed first.
    • Accokeek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Foote Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
    • Piscataway ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
    • Friendly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly

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

Cemeteries Near Garrisons Corners ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garrisons Corners.

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 Garrisons Corners - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.

While we didn't find Garrisons Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garrisons Corners.

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

  • Onville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Onville is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
  • Garrisonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Tacketts Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
  • Independent Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
  • Dumfries
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
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  • Aden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Aden is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
  • Neabsco Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Neabsco Hills is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neabsco Hills
  • Minnieville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnieville is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
  • Bristersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
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  • Quantico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Canova
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Canova is located in Prince William County
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  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Brentsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Brentsville is located in Prince William County
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    • Cherry Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
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    • Hartwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Garrisons Corners ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garrisons Corners.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garrisons Corners, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garrisons Corners.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Garrisons Corners:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Garrisons Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Garrisons Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.