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 Leighs (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 Leighs. 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.
Leighs is located in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Leighs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leighs:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Leighs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Shouse Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Floris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Ash Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Tysons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chantilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Arlandria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Oakcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Chinquapin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Cherrydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Riverwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Colonial Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Arlington Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Offutt Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Landmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Halfway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Broad Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zulla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- The Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Catlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kerfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Sugarland Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lansdowne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Waxpool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Aldie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Yorkshire Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Catharpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Loch Lomond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Bull Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- West Gate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Bataan Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Waterfall Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Buckhall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Maryland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nottingham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Village
- Watersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watersville
- Morgan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Woodbine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaither
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaither is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaither
- Sykesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- Riverview Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Tuscarora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Green Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Point-of-Rocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Urbana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Buckeystown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Adamstown Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Ijamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Roxbury Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Timberleigh Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Dayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Scaggsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenelg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Darnestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quince Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Edwards Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Poolesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin John
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hungerford Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hungerford Towne is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerford Towne
- Beallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gaithersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Adelphi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Langley Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
- College Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Hyattsville Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville Hills
- Hyattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- University Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- University Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Berwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berwyn is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Bladensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Lower Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Bloomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leighs, see our County-by-County Page for Leighs.
Cemeteries Near Leighs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leighs.
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 Leighs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leighs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Smiths Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forestville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Darnestown United Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hills Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Darnestown (MD).
- The Pleasant Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darnestown Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2213820 <2>
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frying Pan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Leighs had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leighs, with the one closest to Leighs listed first.
- Dranesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dranesville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dranesville
- Springvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Daysville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Daysville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Herndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Travilah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Darnestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Cropley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leighs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leighs.
Newspapers Published in Leighs ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leighs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leighs, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leighs.
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 helpful 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 Leighs:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Anne Arundel County
- Carroll County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Washington County
- Jefferson 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 Leighs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leighs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |