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 Merrifield (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 Merrifield. 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 and doctors 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.
Merrifield 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 Merrifield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrifield:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Merrifield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Dunn Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Idylwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Jefferson Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
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- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
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- Mantua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Seven Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ash Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Pimmit Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
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- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Oakton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Arlandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
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- Chinquapin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Warwick Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield 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
- Brandon Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Arlington Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Offutt Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 east)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Landmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Catlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sugarland Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ashburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Lansdowne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Aldie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Agnewville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Marumsco Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Loch Lomond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- West Gate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Sudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Dale City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crestwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bull Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Aquia Harbour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield 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
- Annapolis Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Pindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Stonegate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- 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
- Jessup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Potomac Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bryans Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Indian Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Freedom Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Pomonkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Mattawoman Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Bennsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Acton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Pomfret
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Tuscarora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Park Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scaggsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- 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
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Glenelg
(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
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(10 miles [16.1 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 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
- Chevy Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Forest Heights
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Mount Rainier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Colmar Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Cottage City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
- Hyattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langley Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merrifield, see our County-by-County Page for Merrifield.
Cemeteries Near Merrifield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrifield.
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 Merrifield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merrifield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- National Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- King David Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Galloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moorefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Family Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfax City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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, Merrifield had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merrifield, with the one closest to Merrifield listed first.
- Dunn Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ravensworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Lewinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Lincolnia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Kenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Langley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merrifield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrifield.
Newspapers Published in Merrifield ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrifield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrifield, 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 Merrifield.
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 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 Merrifield:
- 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
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's 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 Merrifield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merrifield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |