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 Indian Town (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 Indian Town. 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 and hospitals 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.
Indian Town is located in Orange County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Town:
- Orange County (The home county of Indian Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Burr Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- True Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Olney Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Lignum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Culpeper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Norman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Rixeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Jeffersonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Griffinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Eggbornsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Remington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Opal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Brent Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Turnbull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Catlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Orlean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- Dawsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Tylers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- King George County
- Fairview Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Louisa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Bumpass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Cuckoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Madison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Tryme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Radiant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wolftown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Aden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Combat Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Locust Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Nokesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Triangle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Dumfries
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Chamberlain Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Amissville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Dunavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Paytes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Brockroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Todds Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Margo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Post Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Childs Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Storck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cropp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Northridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Chatham Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hampstead Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Town, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Town.
Cemeteries Near Indian Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Town.
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 Indian Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Embry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Indian Town had a population of 4 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Town, with the one closest to Indian Town listed first.
- Burr Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Lignum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Richardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Mine Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mine Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
- Pine View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Sumerduck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Stevensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Raccoon Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- True Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Verdiersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verdiersville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdiersville
- Rhoadesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Town.
Newspapers Published in Indian Town ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Town, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Indian Town:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Indian Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Indian Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |