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 Potomac Creek Estates (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 Potomac Creek Estates. 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 Potomac Creek Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Potomac Creek Estates: Potomac Crk. Ests. (or less commonly used: Potomac Ck. Ests. or Potomac Cr. Ests.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Potomac Creek Estates 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 Potomac Creek Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potomac Creek Estates:
- Stafford County (The home county of Potomac Creek Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Woodlanding Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
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- Loy Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Little Falls Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Falmouth Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Northridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
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- Hampstead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Chatham Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Olney Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
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- Samuels Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
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- Stuart Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
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- New London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Caroline County
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- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
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- Penola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Central Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central Point is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
- Ruther Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Loretto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
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- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Occupacia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Occupacia is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occupacia
- Lloyds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyds is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Beazley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beazley is located in Essex County
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- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Occoquan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pohick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Newington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Brent Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Catlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- King George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Weedonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Port Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Hooes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Louisa County
- Harris ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Wilderness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Locust Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Chamberlain Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Triangle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dumfries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Joplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Georgetown Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Kopp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Montclair
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dale City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minnieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Locust Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Waverly Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Massaponax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spotsylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thornburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Brockroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Todds Tavern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Snell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Maple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Colonial Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nash Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Baynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baynesville is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baynesville
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- McConchie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Mount Air
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Indian Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morgantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- Accokeek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Budds Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Blakistone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blakistone is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakistone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potomac Creek Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Potomac Creek Estates.
Cemeteries Near Potomac Creek Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potomac Creek Estates.
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 Potomac Creek Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potomac Creek Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fletchers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Belle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (205 more) ...
- Kurz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Potomac Creek Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Potomac Creek Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potomac Creek Estates, with the one closest to Potomac Creek Estates listed first.
- Passapatanzy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
- Leeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Osso is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osso
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Comorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comorn is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comorn
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Corbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Ambar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Garrisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayton is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Leavells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Onville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Weedonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Hampstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potomac Creek Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potomac Creek Estates.
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 Potomac Creek Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Stafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Essex County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Manassas City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Spotsylvania County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary'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 Potomac Creek Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |