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 Meadowville (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 Meadowville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Meadowville is located in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Meadowville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowville:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Meadowville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- The Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Frytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Zulla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delaplane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Frogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berrys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- White Post
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Elkwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Kellys Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Norman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Culpeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lignum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- London Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Floris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Pender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Lee-Hi Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Herndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Reston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Armel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Welbourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Aldie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Lenah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Philomont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- White Pump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Silcott Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Waxpool
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Purcellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Peola Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Page County
- Rileyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Haymarket
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Catharpin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Linton Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Nokesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bull Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Bataan Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Crestwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Aden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Amissville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rediviva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- Dilbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Cropp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Meadowood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Applewood
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Milldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Viscose City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- 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
- Limeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- Edwards Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Jefferson County (WV)
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowville, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowville.
Cemeteries Near Meadowville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowville.
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 Meadowville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- Georgetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buckland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orlean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (161 more) ...
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Meadowville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowville, with the one closest to Meadowville listed first.
- The Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cliff Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Buckland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Vernon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Rectortown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meetze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waterfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Zulla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowville.
Newspapers Published in Meadowville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Meadowville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Meadowville, 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' (or 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- Meadowville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |