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 McCoy (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 McCoy. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
McCoy is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock & Shenandoah.
Below are the counties that are near McCoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCoy:
- Warren County (The home county of McCoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Viscose City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Front Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Happy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Applewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Milldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Limeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- White Post
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Millwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Homeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Jeffersonton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Griffinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delaplane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Ada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Orlean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Zulla
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- The Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Tulip
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Armel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Echo Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Fawcett Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Mountain Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Chambersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Albin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Rosenberger
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Hayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Welbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Philomont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Pump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Mountville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Round Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Purcellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aldie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Rileyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- Waterfall Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Chester Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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 McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Dilbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Seven Fountains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Toms Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maurertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Zepp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gerrardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Darkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Lehew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Wardensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Kabletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCoy, see our County-by-County Page for McCoy.
Cemeteries Near McCoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCoy.
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 McCoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramey Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reliance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Third Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nineveh Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find McCoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCoy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Riverton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Buckton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Front Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Cedarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Success
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Happy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Nineveh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canterburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canterburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterburg
- Meadow Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Vaucluse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCoy.
Newspapers Published in McCoy ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCoy, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCoy.
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 McCoy:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson 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' (or 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- McCoy) 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 McCoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |