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 The Knolls (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 The Knolls. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
The Knolls is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near The Knolls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Knolls:
- Frederick County (The home county of The Knolls)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Nordic Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Cross Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Good
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Rock Enon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rosenberger
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Siler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Lehew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Albin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Wadesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Boyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fauquier County
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zepp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Seven Fountains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Viscose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Applewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Limeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Keifers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Green Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Oldtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Orleans
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Spring Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Rush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Pearre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gerrardstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Inwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Hedgesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Bedington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Little Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Capon Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Lehew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- North River Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Slanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Yellow Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Higginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Three Churches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Okonoko
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Wardensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Middleway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bardane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ranson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Kabletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Short Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paw Paw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Knolls, see our County-by-County Page for The Knolls.
Cemeteries Near The Knolls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Knolls.
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 The Knolls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Knolls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hayfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147308 <2>
- Gainesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Grange Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yeakley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Racey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Lamps Memorial Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hodgson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 The Knolls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Knolls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Gore
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitacre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitacre is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitacre
- Hayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Cross Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capon Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Enon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rosenberger
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Gainesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gainesboro is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
- Cold Stream
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Hooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Lehew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Siler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Bloomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Knolls. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Knolls.
Newspapers Published in The Knolls ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Knolls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Knolls, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Knolls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 The Knolls:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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 The Knolls, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |