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 Herndon (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 Herndon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Herndon is located in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Herndon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herndon:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Herndon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Reston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Floris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
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- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
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- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Trap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
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- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
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- Shouse Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Pender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
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- Chantilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Lee-Hi Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Random Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
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- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Oakcrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
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- Chinquapin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
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- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
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- Cherrydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Brandon Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
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- Lyon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
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- Buckingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
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- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Arcadia Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
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- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Offutt Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Landmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
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- Halfway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Broad Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zulla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- The Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Catlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Kerfoot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
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- Brent Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Warrenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delaplane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
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- Ashburn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aldie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Yorkshire Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Catharpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Loch Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Bull Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- West Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Bataan Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Buckhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Waterfall Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Broad Run Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Riverview Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Potomac Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- South Hampton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Bryans Road
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Freedom Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Mattawoman Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Pomonkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Tuscarora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Park Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Point-of-Rocks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Green Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Adamstown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Adamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manor Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buckeystown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Boss Arnold Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Roxbury Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Timberleigh Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Scaggsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenelg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Hammond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Travilah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Darnestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Edwards Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Poolesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Quince Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Glen Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bradmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Brookmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- English Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Beallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Chillum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Langley Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adelphi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
- Colmar Manor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Cottage City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Hyattsville Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville Hills
- Hyattsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- University Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Forest Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Berwyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Washington County (MD)
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Bloomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Harpers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Lower Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herndon, see our County-by-County Page for Herndon.
Cemeteries Near Herndon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herndon.
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 Herndon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herndon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frying Pan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smiths Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forestville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arnon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Andrew Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashburn Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Herndon had a population of 795 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Herndon had a population of 24,573 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herndon, with the one closest to Herndon listed first.
- Dranesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daysville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Daysville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Springvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Leighs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leighs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighs
- Vale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Ryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Oakton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Waxpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herndon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herndon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Herndon ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herndon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Herndon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Herndon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Herndon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> of Herndon.
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 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 Herndon:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Carroll County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Jefferson 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 Herndon, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Herndon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |