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 Massanova (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 Massanova. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Massanova is located in Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County: Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Page & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Massanova. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Massanova:
- Rappahannock County (The home county of Massanova)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Amissville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Sperryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Reager
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- White Post
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- 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)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Jeffersonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Griffinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Kellys Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Opal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bealeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Remington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Tulip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Stephens City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Kinderhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Dawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Peola Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Syria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Wolftown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Hood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- True Blue
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grassland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Kimball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Luray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Haymarket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Gainesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nokesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bataan Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- 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
- Catharpin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maurertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calvary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- Dunavant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Cropp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Applewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Limeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Front Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Viscose City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Waterlick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Massanova, see our County-by-County Page for Massanova.
Cemeteries Near Massanova ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Massanova.
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 Massanova - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Massanova covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Orlean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <3>
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etlan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Leeds Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Massanova in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Massanova.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Massanova, with the one closest to Massanova listed first.
- Laurel Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Viewtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Amissville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Eggbornsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rediviva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Hawlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
- Rixeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sperryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Massanova. See our List of 1890's Communities around Massanova.
Newspapers Published in Massanova ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Massanova.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Massanova, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Massanova.
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 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 Massanova:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rappahannock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Greene County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Massanova) 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 Massanova, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |