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 Monterey Orchards (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 Monterey Orchards. 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 doctors 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.
Monterey Orchards is located in Warren County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Warren County: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock & Shenandoah.
Below are the counties that are near Monterey Orchards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monterey Orchards:
- Warren County (The home county of Monterey Orchards)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Applewood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Milldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Viscose City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Ashby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Royal Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Limeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- White Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berrys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jeffersonton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Eggbornsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Griffinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Culpeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Ada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- The Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zulla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Halfway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Tulip
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Armel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Fawcett Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Chambersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Albin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Mountain Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Welltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Rosenberger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Welbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mountville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Silcott Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Round Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aldie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Purcellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Rileyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Broad Run Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Nokesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Chester Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Dilbeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maurertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zepp
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Willow Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Ridgeway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Lehew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy County (WV)
- Wardensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Kabletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Middleway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monterey Orchards, see our County-by-County Page for Monterey Orchards.
Cemeteries Near Monterey Orchards ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monterey Orchards.
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 Monterey Orchards - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monterey Orchards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <2>
- Russell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Third Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Monterey Orchards in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monterey Orchards.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monterey Orchards, with the one closest to Monterey Orchards listed first.
- Linden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Happy Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Markham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Front Royal Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Front Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Ashby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Delaplane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nineveh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monterey Orchards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monterey Orchards.
Newspapers Published in Monterey Orchards ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey Orchards.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monterey Orchards, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monterey Orchards.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Monterey Orchards:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Monterey Orchards) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monterey Orchards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |