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Introduction ...

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

We've added Glendale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Glendale, 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 Glendale (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 Glendale. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Glendale is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Glendale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glendale:

  • Fauquier County     (The home county of Glendale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Ada
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Ada is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Marshall
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belvoir ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
    • Orlean
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Delaplane
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Markham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Kerfoot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
    • Zulla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zulla is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
    • Warrenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Broad Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Berrys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Berrys is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
    • Frogtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Millwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • White Post
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterloo is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Arcadia Farm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
    • Berryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Gaylord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gaylord is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
    • Wadesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wadesville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Jeffersonton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
    • Homeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
    • Rixeyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
    • Eggbornsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
    • Elkwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Norman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Salem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Griffinsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
    • Culpeper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Kellys Ford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
    • Lignum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
    • Waylands Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
  • Fairfax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • London Towne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • London Towne is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
    • Centreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Chantilly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Floris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Floris is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
    • Pender
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pender is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
    • Herndon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lee-Hi Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
    • Random Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
    • Reston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Armel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Armel is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
    • Tulip
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Middletown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stephens City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
    • Day - Mar Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
    • Fawcett Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
  • Loudoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Welbourne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
    • Middleburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Unison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Unison is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
    • Aldie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountville is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
    • Philomont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenah is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
    • White Pump
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • White Pump is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
    • Arcola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcola is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Silcott Spring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
    • Round Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Purcellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Peola Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
    • Tryme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
  • Manassas City
    • Manassas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Manassas Park City
    • Manassas Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Rileyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kimball
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Prince William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Waterfall Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
    • Haymarket
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gainesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Broad Run Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
    • Catharpin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Catharpin is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
    • Linton Hall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
    • Nokesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bataan Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
    • Bristow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bull Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bull Run is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
    • Crestwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
    • Iron Gate
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Amissville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester Gap
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
    • Reager
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
    • Washington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rediviva
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
    • Sperryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Scrabble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Slate Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Dilbeck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
    • Seven Fountains
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
    • Strasburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Strasburg Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
    • Toms Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Stafford County
    • Cropp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cropp is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Applewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Applewood is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
    • Happy Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
    • Milldale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Milldale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Front Royal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Viscose City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
    • Ashby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Cedarville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Riverton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Royal Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
    • Limeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
    • Reliance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reliance is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Bentonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Winchester City
    • Winchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County (MD)
    • Edwards Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Glendale, with the one closest to Glendale listed first.
    • Kabletown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
    • Summit Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
    • Bloomery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery

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

Cemeteries Near Glendale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glendale.

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 Glendale - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Poorhouse Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Carter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Thumbn Run Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cool Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Orlean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Leeds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Gospel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Strother - Green Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rockland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (160 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.

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

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

  • Vernon Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
  • Marshall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Orlean
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hume
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cliff Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
  • Delaplane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • The Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rectortown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Markham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Kerfoot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
  • Warrenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • New Baltimore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Zulla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Zulla is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
    • Broad Run
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Glendale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glendale.

Newspapers Published in Glendale ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glendale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glendale, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glendale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Glendale:

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 Glendale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glendale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.