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 Magee (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 Magee. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Magee is located in Culpeper County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Magee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magee:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Magee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Elkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Culpeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kellys Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Waylands Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Berrys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- London Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Waterloo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Orlean
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Opal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Bealeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Tulip
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Armel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Welbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Aldie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Mountville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Silcott Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Peola Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Syria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- True Blue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Rhoadesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Luray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Nokesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Broad Run Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bataan Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Catharpin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Bull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Amissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scrabble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Rediviva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Reager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Sperryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Dilbeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Dunavant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Cropp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- King James Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Applewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Limeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Overall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Magee, see our County-by-County Page for Magee.
Cemeteries Near Magee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magee.
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 Magee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Magee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orlean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Midland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Magee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Magee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Magee, with the one closest to Magee listed first.
- Waterloo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Cliff Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Amissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Orlean
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Viewtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Opal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Vernon Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eggbornsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Alanthus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Meetze
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Magee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Magee.
Newspapers Published in Magee ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magee, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Magee:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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- Magee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Magee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |