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 Peppermint Forest (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 Peppermint Forest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Peppermint Forest is located in Stafford 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 Stafford County: Charles (MD), Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Prince William & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Peppermint Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peppermint Forest:
- Stafford County (The home county of Peppermint Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- King James Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Canterbury Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Aquia Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Hartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cropp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Olney Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Samuels Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Stuart Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Port Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Culpeper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Occoquan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pohick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Sideburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Newington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- London Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Burke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Lee-Hi Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Brent Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Catlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Opal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Broad Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Arnolds Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hampstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- King George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hooes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Port Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Wilderness
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Grassland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Kopp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Joplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Combat Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Triangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quantico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Locust Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Minnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Waverly Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Leavells
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Brockroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Massaponax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Todds Tavern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Snell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Post Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Maple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Doncaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- McConchie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Pomonkey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Bryans Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Accokeek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peppermint Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Peppermint Forest.
Cemeteries Near Peppermint Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peppermint Forest.
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 Peppermint Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peppermint Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis K. Knight Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Stafford.
- The Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Register Chapel Cemetery
- Register Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1116627 <2>
- Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Glen Haven Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aquia 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.<3>
While we didn't find Peppermint Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peppermint Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peppermint Forest, with the one closest to Peppermint Forest listed first.
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Garrisonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Hartwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tacketts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Berea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Leeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Falmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quantico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Pine View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Independent Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Elk Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peppermint Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peppermint Forest.
Newspapers Published in Peppermint Forest ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peppermint Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peppermint Forest, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peppermint Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Peppermint Forest:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Stafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Spotsylvania County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Prince George's 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 Peppermint Forest, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Peppermint Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |