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 Meetze (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 Meetze. 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 hospitals 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.
Meetze 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 Meetze. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meetze:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Meetze)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Frytown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Opal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Turnbull
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Catlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwell Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Broad Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Remington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brent Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Berrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Kellys Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Homeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Lignum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- London Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Sideburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Floris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Random Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Occoquan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lenah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Welbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Mountville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Pump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Waxpool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Ashburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Tryme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Indian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Burr Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Wilderness
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rhoadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Nokesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Aden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bristow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Bataan Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Amissville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Scrabble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Chester Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Rediviva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Slate Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Dunavant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Brockroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Parker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Waverly Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Cropp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Stafford Lakes Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Berea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Canterbury Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Applewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Viscose City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Riverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Ashby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Limeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meetze, see our County-by-County Page for Meetze.
Cemeteries Near Meetze ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meetze.
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 Meetze - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meetze covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Georgetown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Meetze had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meetze, with the one closest to Meetze listed first.
- Casanova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Opal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Calverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Calverton is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Midland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Catlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Jeffersonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Buckland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cliff Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Nokesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meetze. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meetze.
Newspapers Published in Meetze ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meetze.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meetze, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meetze.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Meetze:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Fredericksburg City
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock 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> | 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 Meetze, 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- Meetze) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |