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 Pine Ridge (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 Pine Ridge. 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 Pine Ridge ...
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 Pine Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Ridge.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Pine Ridge is located in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Ridge:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Pine Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Merrifield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mantua
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mantua is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Dunn Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Idylwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Fairfax Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
- Hunts Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Village
- Jefferson Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Oakton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Oakcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Brandon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Garden City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Arlington Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Offutt Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Landmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Catlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brent Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Lenah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aldie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Lake Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Agnewville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Marumsco Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Buckhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Loch Lomond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- West Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Dale City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bull Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aquia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Aquia Harbour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Canterbury Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Maryland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Pindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Annapolis Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Indian Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bryans Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Pomonkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Marbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Freedom Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomfret
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Westlake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Frederick County (MD)
- Tuscarora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scaggsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Roxbury Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Glenshire Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Brookmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Landon Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Chevy Chase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Forest Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Fort Foote Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Oxon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chillum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brentwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <1>
- Colmar Manor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Cottage City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Hyattsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Ridge.
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 Pine Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moorefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- National Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- King David Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Memorial Park
- The Fairfax Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Calvary Memorial Park
- Fairfax Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50181 <2>
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Galloway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Pine Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Ridge, with the one closest to Pine Ridge listed first.
- Merrifield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dunn Loring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Ash Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Sideburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kenmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Fairfax Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pine Ridge ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pine Ridge:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery 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 Pine Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |