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 Jefferson (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 Jefferson. 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 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.
Jefferson 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 Jefferson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jefferson:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Jefferson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Jefferson Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Seven Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunn Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idylwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Annandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Barcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Fairfax Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
- Merrifield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baileys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pimmit Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimmit Hills
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Mantua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Oakcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Chinquapin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Brandon Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Arlington Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Offutt Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Landmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Catlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brent Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sugarland Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ashburn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Lansdowne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Aldie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Marumsco Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Buckhall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Yorkshire Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Loch Lomond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Dale City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Sudley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- West Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Maryland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Pindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Crofton Village Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Stonegate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Annapolis Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Geraghty Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Jessup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davidsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Harwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Apple Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Chaney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Dunkirk Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Bryans Road
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- South Hampton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Indian Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Freedom Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Marbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Bennsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Acton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Pomfret
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scaggsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenshire Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Brookmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Bradmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Landon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Bethesda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Forest Heights
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Oxon Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Hillcrest Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colmar Manor
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Mount Rainier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jefferson, see our County-by-County Page for Jefferson.
Cemeteries Near Jefferson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jefferson.
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 Jefferson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jefferson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Galloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- King David Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- National Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birch - Payne Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Basil Halls Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Jefferson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jefferson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jefferson, with the one closest to Jefferson listed first.
- Annandale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunn Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Merrifield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Baileys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ravensworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Langley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jefferson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jefferson.
Newspapers Published in Jefferson ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jefferson, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jefferson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Jefferson:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard 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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jefferson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |