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 Hawlin (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 Hawlin. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hawlin is located in Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County: Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Page & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Hawlin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawlin:
- Rappahannock County (The home county of Hawlin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Sperryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slate Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Rediviva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amissville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Burnley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Advance Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Griffinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Eggbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Homeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Rixeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Jeffersonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Orlean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Remington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Opal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Bealeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warrenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Delaplane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Kinderhook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Dawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Stanardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Amicus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Peola Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Syria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Wolftown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Hood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- True Blue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montpelier Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Grassland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Indian Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Barboursville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Rileyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Verbena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Elkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Plains Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Berrytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Lacey Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Mayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Timberville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Edinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Mount Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Maurertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rinkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Toms Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Overall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Limeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Applewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Front Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Viscose City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Waterlick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Milldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawlin, see our County-by-County Page for Hawlin.
Cemeteries Near Hawlin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawlin.
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 Hawlin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawlin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Etlan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <3>
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery
- The Criglersville Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Criglersville Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Second Robertson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
- The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Robinson River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Luray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <3>
- Aylor Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hawlin had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawlin, with the one closest to Hawlin listed first.
- Woodville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Peola Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Nethers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nethers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
- Sperryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Slate Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rediviva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Laurel Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Eggbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Homeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Viewtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Criglersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Criglersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criglersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawlin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawlin.
Newspapers Published in Hawlin ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawlin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawlin, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawlin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hawlin:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rappahannock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren 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> | 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- Hawlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Hawlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |