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 Ivakota (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 Ivakota. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ivakota 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 Ivakota. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ivakota:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Ivakota)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- London Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Sideburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Pender
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Chantilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hunts Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Oakton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Brandon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Jeffersonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Offutt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Catlett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Landmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Brent Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Halfway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Frytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- The Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lenah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Waxpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Ashburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Countryside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Aldie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Yorkshire Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Loch Lomond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Buckhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Sudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- West Gate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Crestwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Bataan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Canova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Bristow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- King James Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Aquia Harbour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Meadowood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Canterbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Cropp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Loy Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Storck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Indian Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Marbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- South Hampton Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Bryans Road
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Doncaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Freedom Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Ironsides
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Brookmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Bradmoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- English Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Chevy Chase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Forest Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Fort Foote Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Fort Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Accokeek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oxon Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Friendly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Hillcrest Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Temple Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Rainier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ivakota, see our County-by-County Page for Ivakota.
Cemeteries Near Ivakota ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ivakota.
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 Ivakota - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ivakota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ball Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cannon Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jack & Lizzie Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfax City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsylvania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Lee Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfax Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Memorial Park
- The Fairfax Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Calvary Memorial Park
- Fairfax Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50181 <2>
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 Ivakota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ivakota.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ivakota, with the one closest to Ivakota listed first.
- Clifton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manassas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Fairfax Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Pender
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Limstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limstrong is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limstrong
- Chantilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Sudley Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sudley Springs is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Springs
- Brentsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brentsville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
- Canova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ivakota. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ivakota.
Newspapers Published in Ivakota ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ivakota.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ivakota, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ivakota.
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 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 Ivakota:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's 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 Ivakota, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ivakota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |