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 Nieswanders Fort (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 Nieswanders Fort. 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.
Name Variations for Nieswanders Fort ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Nieswanders Fort: Nieswanders Ft. (or less commonly used: Nieswanders Frt.)
- While the name of this community is Nieswanders Fort, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nieswanders Fort may originally have been Nieswander's Fort.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nieswanders Fort might be written as Nieswander Fort.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Nieswanders Fort is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Nieswanders Fort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nieswanders Fort:
- Frederick County (The home county of Nieswanders Fort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tulip
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Day - Mar Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Mountain Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Armel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Chambersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rosenberger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Hayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Lehew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- White Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Wadesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Arcadia Farm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Delaplane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orlean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zulla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Halfway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Welbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Round Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Philomont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- White Pump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Middleburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Rileyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Chester Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Zepp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Maurertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Milldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Limeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Applewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Bentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Lehew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Wardensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Summit Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Charles Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson
(28 miles [45.1 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 <2>
- Bloomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Morgan County (WV)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nieswanders Fort, see our County-by-County Page for Nieswanders Fort.
Cemeteries Near Nieswanders Fort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nieswanders Fort.
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 Nieswanders Fort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nieswanders Fort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stickley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reliance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- River View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Nieswanders Fort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nieswanders Fort.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nieswanders Fort, with the one closest to Nieswanders Fort listed first.
- Meadow Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oranda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oranda is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oranda
- Vaucluse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Marlboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Lebanon Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church
- Reliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Stephens City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fawcett Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Buckton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Canterburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canterburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nieswanders Fort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nieswanders Fort.
Newspapers Published in Nieswanders Fort ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nieswanders Fort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nieswanders Fort, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nieswanders Fort.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Nieswanders Fort:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nieswanders Fort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Nieswanders Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |