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 Laurelwood (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 Laurelwood. 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 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.
Laurelwood is located in Stafford 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 Stafford County: Charles (MD), Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Prince William & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Laurelwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laurelwood:
- Stafford County (The home county of Laurelwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Cropp
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Berea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Canterbury Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Olney Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Samuels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Port Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Culpeper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Eggbornsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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 Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Occoquan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- London Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Pohick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Sideburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Burke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Newington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pender
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Brent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Opal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Turnbull
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Warrenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Broad Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Ambar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hampstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- King George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hooes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Port Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Madison County
- Tryme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Indian Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Danton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Combat Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Aden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Triangle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nokesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Canova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Dumfries
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Amissville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Dunavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Brockroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Waverly Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Leavells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Massaponax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- McHenry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Doncaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Indian Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Riverview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- McConchie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laurelwood, see our County-by-County Page for Laurelwood.
Cemeteries Near Laurelwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laurelwood.
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 Laurelwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laurelwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Embry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Haven Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Delight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hearts Delight Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Catlett.
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Laurelwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Laurelwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laurelwood, with the one closest to Laurelwood listed first.
- Tacketts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Pine View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Hartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumerduck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elk Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Richardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Kellys Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Berea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Onville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garrisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laurelwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laurelwood.
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 Laurelwood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Stafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Charles 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurelwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Laurelwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |