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 Linden Heights (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 Linden Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Linden Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Linden Heights: Linden Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Linden Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Linden Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Linden Heights is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock & Shenandoah.
Below are the counties that are near Linden Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linden Heights:
- Warren County (The home county of Linden Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Applewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Limeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Berrys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- White Post
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boyce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Frogtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Homeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jeffersonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Eggbornsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Griffinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orlean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Zulla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- The Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Armel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Fawcett Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Albin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Chambersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Welltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Mountain Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Welbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Philomont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Mountville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Round Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Aldie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Purcellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Rileyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Broad Run Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bull Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bristow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Chester Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Strasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Seven Fountains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Toms Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Maurertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zepp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Willow Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Gerrardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Lehew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy County (WV)
- Wardensville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Kabletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Ranson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Charles Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linden Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Linden Heights.
Cemeteries Near Linden Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linden Heights.
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 Linden Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linden Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <3>
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Linden Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linden Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linden Heights, with the one closest to Linden Heights listed first.
- Linden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Markham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Success
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Hume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Front Royal Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Front Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Post
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linden Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linden Heights.
Newspapers Published in Linden Heights ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linden Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linden Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linden Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Linden Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linden Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Linden Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |