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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Greenville is located in Fauquier County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Catlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Broad Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brent Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Bealeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Opal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- The Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Arlington County
- Williamsburg Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Berrys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Kellys Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lignum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Eggbornsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Culpeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- London Towne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Sideburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Random Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Floris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Burke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Occoquan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville 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
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Lenah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Aldie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Mountville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Waxpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Welbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Indian Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Wilderness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- 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
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Nokesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bataan Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Aden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Crestwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- West Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Catharpin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Amissville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Slate Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Sperryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Dunavant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Brockroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Waverly Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Cropp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- King James Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Hartwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Applewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Riverview Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Potomac Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Doncaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- Edwards Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Greenwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Cannon Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Greenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Catlett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nokesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Baltimore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Meetze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Casanova
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broad Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in Greenville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenville, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fredericksburg City
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |