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 Greenfield (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 Greenfield. 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 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.
Greenfield is located in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Greenfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenfield:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Greenfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Waverly Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Massaponax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Thornburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Marye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Brockroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Olney Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Stuart Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Samuels Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Port Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Ruther Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Central Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Lignum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Loretto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Beazley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Lloyds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Brent Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Remington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Hewlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Beaverdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Doswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Port Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Ambar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Weedonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Somerset Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Edgehill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Wilderness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Danton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Rhoadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- True Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Grassland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Chamberlain Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Joplin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Triangle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kopp
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Georgetown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dale City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Minnieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Aden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Little Falls Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Potomac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Woodlanding Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Berea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colonial Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leedstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Mattawoman Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- McConchie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Mount Air
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Faulkner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Bel Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenfield, see our County-by-County Page for Greenfield.
Cemeteries Near Greenfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenfield.
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 Greenfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Round Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Belle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Greenfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenfield, with the one closest to Greenfield listed first.
- Corbin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Massaponax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Moss Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Passapatanzy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
- Leeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Thornburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Berea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Welchs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Comorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Comorn is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comorn
- Osso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osso is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osso
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenfield.
Newspapers Published in Greenfield ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenfield, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenfield.
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 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 Greenfield:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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 Greenfield, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |