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 Lakota (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 Lakota. 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 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.
Lakota 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 Lakota. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakota:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Lakota)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Kellys Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Homeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Culpeper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Lignum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Norman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- London Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Opal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Remington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bealeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turnbull
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Frytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orlean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brent Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Aldie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Tryme
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Radiant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Syria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aroda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Indian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- True Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Rhoadesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Madison Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Kimball
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Nokesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Broad Run Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Locust Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Combat Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Bataan Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Waterfall Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Bull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Amissville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Dunavant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Brockroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Paytes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Todds Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Waverly Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Margo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Leavells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Cropp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Berea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Aquia Harbour
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Canterbury Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Applewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Viscose City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakota, see our County-by-County Page for Lakota.
Cemeteries Near Lakota ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakota.
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 Lakota - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Lael Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orlean Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lakota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakota.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
- Alanthus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Jeffersonton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Opal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Brandy Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bealeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Kellys Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amissville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Culpeper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stevensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Meetze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Viewtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakota. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakota.
Newspapers Published in Lakota ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakota.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakota, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakota.
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 either 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 Lakota:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock 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> | 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 Lakota, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lakota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |