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 Lagrange (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 Lagrange. 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.
Lagrange 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 Lagrange. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lagrange:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Lagrange)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Lignum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Culpeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Jeffersonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Waylands Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Eggbornsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Griffinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Homeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Remington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Blackwell Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Brent Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Catlett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orlean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- Dawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Meltons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Harris ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Trevilians
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Tryme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Madison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wolftown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Indian Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Rhoadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Aden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Locust Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Joplin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Bristow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Canova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Gainesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Amissville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Brockroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Todds Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Margo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Waverly Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Childs Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Cropp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- King James Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Northridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Chatham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lagrange, see our County-by-County Page for Lagrange.
Cemeteries Near Lagrange ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lagrange.
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 Lagrange - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lagrange covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Lael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Embry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Lagrange in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lagrange.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lagrange, with the one closest to Lagrange listed first.
- Lignum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Stevensburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Brandy Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Indian Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Sumerduck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raccoon Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- True Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Richardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Pine View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alanthus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Culpeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 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 Lagrange. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lagrange.
Newspapers Published in Lagrange ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lagrange.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lagrange, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lagrange.
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 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 Lagrange:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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 Lagrange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lagrange) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |