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 Korea (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 Korea. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Korea is located in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Korea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Korea:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Korea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Homeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Jeffersonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Griffinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Kellys Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Berrys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- White Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Opal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bealeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Blackwell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Markham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Tulip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Kinderhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Dawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Welbourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Peola Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Syria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Burnt Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Aroda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Wolftown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- True Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grassland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Montpelier Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Kimball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Nokesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haymarket
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Gainesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Aden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Linton Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bristow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Locust Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Catharpin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Amissville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scrabble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Slate Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Sperryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Dilbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Dunavant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Brockroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Cropp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Applewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Limeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Front Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Waterlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Korea, see our County-by-County Page for Korea.
Cemeteries Near Korea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Korea.
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 Korea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Korea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orlean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <3>
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Warrenton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Korea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Korea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Korea, with the one closest to Korea listed first.
- Homeland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Viewtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amissville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Laurel Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Castleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Alanthus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Cliff Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Korea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Korea.
Newspapers Published in Korea ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Korea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Korea, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Korea.
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 Korea:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Greene County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren 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> | 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- Korea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Korea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |