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 Joy Spring (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 Joy Spring. 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.
Name Variations for Joy Spring ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Joy Spring: Joy Spg. (or less commonly used: Joy Spng. or Joy Sprng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Joy Spring is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock & Shenandoah.
Below are the counties that are near Joy Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joy Spring:
- Warren County (The home county of Joy Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Applewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Limeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Milldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Waterlick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- White Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arcadia Farm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Jeffersonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Griffinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Culpeper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Delaplane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- The Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zulla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Turnbull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Tulip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Stephens City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Echo Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Fawcett Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Mountain Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Chambersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Albin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Rosenberger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Hayfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Welbourne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Middleburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Philomont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Mountville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Round Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Aldie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Purcellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Peola Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tryme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Rileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Chester Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Dilbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maurertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Zepp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Calvary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Lehew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy County (WV)
- Wardensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Summit Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joy Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Joy Spring.
Cemeteries Near Joy Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joy Spring.
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 Joy Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joy Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramey Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <2>
- Rockland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Joy Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joy Spring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joy Spring, with the one closest to Joy Spring listed first.
- Front Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Browntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Browntown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Front Royal Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Limeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Hume
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Markham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Success
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joy Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joy Spring.
Newspapers Published in Joy Spring ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joy Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joy Spring, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joy Spring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Joy Spring:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joy Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Joy Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |