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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 Crossing (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 Crossing. 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 Crossing ...
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 Crossing: Potomac Xing.
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 Crossing is located in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County: Frederick (MD), Montgomery (MD), Washington (MD), Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William & Jefferson (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Potomac Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Potomac Crossing:
- Loudoun County (The home county of Potomac Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
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- Lansdowne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lucketts
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County
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- Ashburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashburn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
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- Wheatland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Loudoun County
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- Waxpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
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- Morrisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Loudoun County
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- Countryside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
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- Purcellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolington is located in Loudoun County
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- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
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- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
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- Brandon Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Cherrydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
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- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
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- Lyon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
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- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Arcadia Farm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
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- Frogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
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- Gaylord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
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- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
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- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
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- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
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- White Post
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Herndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
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- Reston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
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- Great Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chantilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
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- Shouse Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Wolf Trap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
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- London Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
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- Pender
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
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- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ash Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
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- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Offutt Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
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- West Falls Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
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- Falls Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Landmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
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- Halfway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
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- Zulla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
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- Broad Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kerfoot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
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- The Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
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- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delaplane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
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- Markham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frederick County
- Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rest is located in Frederick County
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- Manassas City
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Catharpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
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- Waterfall Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
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- Haymarket
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
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- Gainesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sudley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
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- Yorkshire Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
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- Yorkshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
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- Crestwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
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- Iron Gate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
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- Loch Lomond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
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- West Gate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
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- Bataan Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
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- Warren County
- Milldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
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- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Mount Airy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham Village is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Watersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watersville is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Woodbine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Tuscarora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Lander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Adamstown Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Adamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boss Arnold Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manor Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Park Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Rosemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Buckeystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Long Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County (MD)
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- Timberleigh Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County (MD)
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- Roxbury Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Glenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
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- Edwards Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Poolesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Dickerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Blocktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Boyds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burdette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Darnestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Potomac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rohrersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Antietam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Eakles Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Zittlestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Keedysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Antietam Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boonsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Lena is located in Washington County (MD)
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- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Baker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
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- Scrabble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
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- Swan Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
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- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Lower Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
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- Bloomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Charles Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Jefferson Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bardane
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Summit Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
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- Shepherdstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Potomac Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Potomac Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Potomac Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Potomac Crossing.
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 Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Potomac Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Balls Bluff National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Springwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chilton - Dyer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Catoctin Free Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Faith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broad Run Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Potomac Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Potomac Crossing, with the one closest to Potomac Crossing listed first.
- Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elmer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Clarks Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Gap is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Gap
- Woodburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Edwards Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Goresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goresville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goresville
- Lucketts
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucketts is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucketts
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hughesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Hamilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Poolesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Potomac Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Potomac Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Potomac Crossing ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Potomac Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Potomac Crossing, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Potomac Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Crossing:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Loudoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Warren County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson 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 Crossing, 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- Potomac Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |