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 Pilgrims Rest (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 Pilgrims Rest. 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 Pilgrims Rest ...
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.
While the name of this community is Pilgrims Rest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pilgrims Rest may originally have been Pilgrim's Rest.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pilgrims Rest might be written as Pilgrim Rest.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pilgrims Rest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilgrims Rest.
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 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.
Pilgrims Rest is located in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Pilgrims Rest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pilgrims Rest:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Pilgrims Rest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Broad Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Landmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Catlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Berrys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Arcadia Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Kellys Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Eggbornsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Lignum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- London Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Floris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Lee-Hi Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sideburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Herndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Frederick County
- Armel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lenah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Welbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Mountville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Unison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waxpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- White Pump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- Indian Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Haymarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Broad Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Catharpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bataan Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Amissville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Rediviva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Sperryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- Dunavant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Cropp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Storck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- King James Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Applewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Front Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Viscose City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Limeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Jefferson County (WV)
- Kabletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Pilgrims Rest, see our County-by-County Page for Pilgrims Rest.
Cemeteries Near Pilgrims Rest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pilgrims Rest.
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 Pilgrims Rest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pilgrims Rest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Forks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groveton Confederate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sudley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colvin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsylvania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Pilgrims Rest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pilgrims Rest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pilgrims Rest, with the one closest to Pilgrims Rest listed first.
- New Baltimore
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buckland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Broad Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Haymarket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waterfall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- The Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Meetze
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meetze is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meetze
- Halfway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Catharpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pilgrims Rest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pilgrims Rest.
Newspapers Published in Pilgrims Rest ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilgrims Rest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pilgrims Rest, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pilgrims Rest.
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 helpful 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 Pilgrims Rest:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Montgomery County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Pilgrims Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pilgrims Rest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |