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 Masonville (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 Masonville. 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 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.
Masonville 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 Masonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Masonville:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Masonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Annandale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairfax Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
- Lake Barcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Jefferson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Merrifield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Baileys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunn Loring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Idylwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Hunts Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Mantua
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Cherrydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Offutt Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Landmark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Brent Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ashburn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Lenah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aldie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Marumsco Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Buckhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Yorkshire Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Dale City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Loch Lomond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Minnieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Iron Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Sudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- West Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Aquia Harbour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Canterbury Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Maryland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Pindell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Crofton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Stonegate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Annapolis Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Greenock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Geraghty Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Apple Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Potomac Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bryans Road
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Indian Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Marbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Freedom Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Mattawoman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Bennsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomfret
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Scaggsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Brookmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin's Additions
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Forest Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Oxon Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Hillcrest Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Suitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cottage City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Mount Rainier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Masonville, see our County-by-County Page for Masonville.
Cemeteries Near Masonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Masonville.
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 Masonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Masonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- National Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- King David Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfax Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Memorial Park
- The Fairfax Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Calvary Memorial Park
- Fairfax Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50181 <2>
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Ball - Carlin Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Southern - Shreve Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow - Whiting - Wilson Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Masonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Masonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Masonville, with the one closest to Masonville listed first.
- Annandale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Merrifield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Dunn Loring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Baileys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sideburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Ash Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Masonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Masonville.
Newspapers Published in Masonville ...
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 Masonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Masonville, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Masonville.
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 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 Masonville:
- 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
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
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| <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 Masonville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Masonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |