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 Oranda (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 Oranda. 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 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.
Oranda is located in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Oranda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oranda:
- Shenandoah County (The home county of Oranda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Strasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Dilbeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Maurertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- White Post
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Berryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Wadesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Arcadia Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(24 miles [38.6 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 Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delaplane
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Ada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orlean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Zulla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tulip
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Fawcett Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Stephens City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Day - Mar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Armel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Rosenberger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Chambersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rock Enon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Welbourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Rileyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leaksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Chester Gap
(16 miles [25.7 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rediviva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Waterlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Ashby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Limeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Applewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 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 Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda 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 north)
- Sedan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 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
(30 miles [48.3 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 Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Wardensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Baker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mathias
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Summit Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oranda, see our County-by-County Page for Oranda.
Cemeteries Near Oranda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oranda.
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 Oranda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oranda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oranda had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oranda, with the one closest to Oranda listed first.
- Meadow Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Strasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church
- Strasburg Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Wheatfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
- Marlboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Waterlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Vaucluse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Buckton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Fawcett Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gravel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oranda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oranda.
Newspapers Published in Oranda ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oranda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oranda, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oranda.
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 Oranda:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Shenandoah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Warren 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> | 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- Oranda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Oranda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |