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 Manassas Park (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 Manassas Park. 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.

Newspapers Published in Manassas Park ...

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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manassas Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manassas Park, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manassas Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Manassas Park:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Manassas Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manassas Park.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manassas Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manassas Park, with the one closest to Manassas Park listed first.

• Ball Family Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ball Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Family Cemetery
• Cannon Branch Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cannon Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cannon Branch Cemetery
• Rose Hill Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
• Hixson Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hixson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hixson Cemetery
• Buckhall Community Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhall Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhall Community Cemetery
• Payne Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
• Pittsylvania Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittsylvania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittsylvania Cemetery
• Groveton Confederate Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groveton Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groveton Confederate Cemetery
• Stonewall Memory Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stonewall Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stonewall Memory Gardens
• New Hope Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
• Clifton Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
• Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
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  • Sudley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sudley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sudley Cemetery
  • Brentsville Public Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brentsville Public Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brentsville Public Cemetery
  • Mt. Zoar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zoar 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>

While we didn't find Manassas Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manassas Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Manassas Park, with the one closest to Manassas Park listed first.

• Manassas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
  • Manassas is located in Manassas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <4>
• Limstrong
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limstrong
  • Limstrong is located in Prince William County
• Buckhall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
  • Buckhall is located in Prince William County
• Clifton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Fairfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
• Centreville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <4>
• Wellington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Prince William County
• Sudley Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudley Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Springs
  • Sudley Springs is located in Prince William County
• Brentsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
  • Brentsville is located in Prince William County
• Canova
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
  • Canova is located in Prince William County
• Fairfax Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Station
  • Fairfax Station is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax Station <4>
• Chantilly
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chantilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
  • Chantilly is located in Fairfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chantilly <4>
• Catharpin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
  • Catharpin is located in Prince William County
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  • Gainesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
  • Nokesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokesville
    • Nokesville is located in Prince William County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nokesville <4>
  • Sideburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sideburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
    • Sideburn is located in Fairfax County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manassas Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manassas Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Manassas Park: www.cityofmanassaspark.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/