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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 Milldale (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 Milldale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Milldale is located in Warren County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties 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 Milldale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milldale:

  • Warren County     (The home county of Milldale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.
    • Ashby
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashby
      • From Milldale to Ashby
    • Cedarville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarville
      • From Milldale to Cedarville
    • Applewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Happy Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
      • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
    • Riverton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Front Royal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Royal Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
    • Reliance
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Viscose City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
    • Limeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bentonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Overall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarke County
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.
    • Homeland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homeland
      • From Milldale to Homeland
    • Jeffersonton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Eggbornsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rixeyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Fauquier County
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.
    • Armel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulip
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tulip
      • From Milldale to Tulip
    • Stephens City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Middletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
    • Echo Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County
    • Day - Mar Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day - Mar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
    • Fawcett Gap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fawcett Gap
      • From Milldale to Fawcett Gap
    • Albin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Chambersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
      • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
    • Welltown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosenberger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosenberger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
      • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosenberger
      • From Milldale to Rosenberger
  • Loudoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.
    • Welbourne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
      • Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Welbourne
      • From Milldale to Welbourne
    • Unison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
      • Unison is located in Loudoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Unison
      • From Milldale to Unison
    • Middleburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Philomont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • White Pump
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Round Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
      • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <3>
    • Mountville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
      • Mountville is located in Loudoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mountville
      • From Milldale to Mountville
    • Silcott Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Purcellville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Loudoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
    • Hamilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Page County
  • Prince William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.
    • Waterfall Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
      • Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
    • Haymarket
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
      • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <3>
    • Gainesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
    • Catharpin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Rappahannock County
  • Shenandoah County
  • Winchester City
  • Washington County (MD)
  • Berkeley County (WV)
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.
    • Lehew
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lehew
      • From Milldale to Lehew
    • Yellow Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Capon Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Good
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
      • Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Good
      • From Milldale to Good
    • Sedan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sedan
      • From Milldale to Sedan
  • Hardy County (WV)
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.
    • Summit Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kabletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Middleway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bloomery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Charles Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
      • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • 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 <3>
    • Jefferson Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Bardane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolivar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Harpers Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lower Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
      • Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milldale, see our County-by-County Page for Milldale.

Cemeteries Near Milldale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milldale.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milldale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Milldale had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Milldale, with the one closest to Milldale listed first.

  • Ashby
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ashby
    • From Milldale to Ashby
  • Success
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Success is located in Warren County
  • White Post
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nineveh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
    • Nineveh is located in Warren County
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedarville
    • From Milldale to Cedarville
  • Berrys
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Millwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Canterburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterburg
    • Canterburg is located in Frederick County
  • Riverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Front Royal Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Front Royal Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
    • Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
  • Happy Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
    • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
  • Linden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milldale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milldale.

Newspapers Published in Milldale ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milldale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milldale, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milldale.

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 Milldale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milldale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Warren County: www.warrencountyva.net/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Milldale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milldale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0020, Longitude: -78.0981       In this case, the coordinates for Milldale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Milldale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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