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 Gold Dale (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 Gold Dale. 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 doctors and 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.
Gold Dale is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Gold Dale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gold Dale:
- Orange County (The home county of Gold Dale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilderness
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rhoadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Danton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Grassland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gordonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Cobham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Burnley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Olney Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Ruther Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Lignum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Culpeper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Rixeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Jeffersonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Remington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Opal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Brent Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Turnbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Catlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- Dawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Tylers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hewlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- King George County
- Fairview Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Louisa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Bumpass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Meltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Cuckoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Vigor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Bells Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Medlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Madison Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Tryme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Peola Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Wolftown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Combat Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Aden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Joplin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Slate Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Amissville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Parker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Brockroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Margo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Dunavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Childs Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Post Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Storck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Berea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Hartwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hampstead Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Northridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gold Dale, see our County-by-County Page for Gold Dale.
Cemeteries Near Gold Dale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gold Dale.
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 Gold Dale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gold Dale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Craigs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- True Light Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (189 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Gold Dale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gold Dale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gold Dale, with the one closest to Gold Dale listed first.
- Mine Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mine Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
- Parker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilderness
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Verdiersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Verdiersville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdiersville
- Tatum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tatum is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Granite Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Brockroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Burr Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rhoadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Danton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Stubbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stubbs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gold Dale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gold Dale.
Newspapers Published in Gold Dale ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gold Dale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gold Dale, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gold Dale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gold Dale:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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 Gold Dale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gold Dale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |