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 Overlook Heights (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 Overlook Heights. 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 Overlook Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Overlook Heights: Overlook Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Overlook Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Overlook Heights.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Overlook Heights is located in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Overlook Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overlook Heights:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Overlook Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Culpeper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Waylands Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Griffinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Eggbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Elkwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lignum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Jeffersonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Burnley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Advance Mills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rosena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Cobham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Remington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bealeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Turnbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Orlean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Brent Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Dawsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Quinque
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Meltons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Tryme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Aroda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Ruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wolftown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- True Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Grassland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Indian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Rhoadesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Montpelier Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Wilderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Danton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Barboursville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Kimball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Marksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rileyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Verbena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Nokesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Slate Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sperryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Rockingham County
- Swift Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Paytes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Dunavant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Brockroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Holladay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Childs Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Todds Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Margo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Glenora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Cropp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Overall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overlook Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Overlook Heights.
Cemeteries Near Overlook Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overlook Heights.
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 Overlook Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overlook Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <2>
- Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
- The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Robinson River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aylor Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Overlook Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overlook Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overlook Heights, with the one closest to Overlook Heights listed first.
- Clarkson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Culpeper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Winston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Leon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stevensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raccoon Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Brandy Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alanthus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Rixeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Locust Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Slate Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overlook Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overlook Heights.
Newspapers Published in Overlook Heights ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overlook Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overlook Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overlook Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Overlook Heights:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Overlook Heights) 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 Overlook Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |