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 Old Trap (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 Old Trap. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Old Trap is located in Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County: Caroline, Culpeper, Hanover, Louisa, Orange & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Old Trap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Trap:
- Spotsylvania County (The home county of Old Trap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Thornburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arcadia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Massaponax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Leavells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Partlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Margo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Bowling Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Samuels Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Ruther Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Penola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Burruss Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Port Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Lignum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Loretto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Beazley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazley
- Occupacia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Lloyds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Blackwell Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Hewlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Beaverdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Verdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Verdon is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdon
- Doswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Casco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Henrico County
- Wyndham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Port Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Arnolds Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Fairview Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- King George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Edgehill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Weedonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Somerset Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Hampstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Alden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Tuck Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Beulahville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Bumpass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Mineral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Gays ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Louisa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Vigor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Shelfar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Trevilians
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Wilderness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Danton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Indian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Vulcan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Burr Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rhoadesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Grassland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Quantico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Triangle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Hampstead Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chatham Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Little Falls Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Berea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Northridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Stafford Lakes Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Potomac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Woodlanding Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Hartwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Maple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Leedstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Trap, see our County-by-County Page for Old Trap.
Cemeteries Near Old Trap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Trap.
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 Old Trap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Trap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <2>
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massaponax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lawn 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.<3>
While we didn't find Old Trap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Trap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Trap, with the one closest to Old Trap listed first.
- Thornburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Welchs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welchs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchs
- Massaponax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Blantons
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blantons is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blantons
- Post Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Gatewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Woodford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leavells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Partlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paige
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paige is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chilesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chilesburg is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilesburg
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Trap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Trap.
Newspapers Published in Old Trap ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Trap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Trap, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Trap.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Old Trap:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- King George County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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 Old Trap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Trap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |