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 Long Branch (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 Long Branch. 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 Long Branch ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Branch: Long Br. (or less commonly used: Long Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Branch.
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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Long Branch is located in Caroline 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 Caroline County: Essex, Hanover, King George, King William, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Long Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Branch:
- Caroline County (The home county of Long Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Olney Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Stuart Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Moss Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Samuels Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Port Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- DeJarnette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Ruther Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Central Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Lignum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Layton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Beazley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Occupacia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Brent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Hewlett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Doswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Verdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Beaverdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- King and Queen County
- Cauthornville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Port Conway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Fairview Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- King George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Ambar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Somerset Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Weedonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Hampstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Wilderness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Danton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Rhoadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Quantico
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Triangle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Joplin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Dumfries
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kopp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Georgetown Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- Newland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newland is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Massaponax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Thornburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Waverly Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Snell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Post Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Chatham Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Woodlanding Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Falmouth Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- North Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Loy Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Maple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Leedstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Monroe Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Nash Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Colonial Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Mount Air
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- McConchie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Bel Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mount Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victoria is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Victoria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Long Branch.
Cemeteries Near Long Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Branch.
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 Long Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Round Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Dew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Belle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Massaponax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Long Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Long Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Branch, with the one closest to Long Branch listed first.
- Corbin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Woodford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Moss Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Massaponax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Thornburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welchs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Paige
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Passapatanzy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
- Leavells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Upper Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Zion is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Zion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Branch.
Newspapers Published in Long Branch ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Branch, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Long Branch:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Caroline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- King and Queen County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Richmond County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 Long Branch, 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 from Point A (ie- Long Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |