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 Raccoon Ford (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 Raccoon Ford. 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 Raccoon Ford ...
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 Raccoon Ford: Raccoon Frd.
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 hospitals 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.
Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Raccoon Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Raccoon Ford:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Raccoon Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Lignum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Griffinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Rixeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Homeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jeffersonton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Burnley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Cobham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rosena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Advance Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Remington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bealeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Opal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Brent Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Frytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Catlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orlean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Dawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Kinderhook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amicus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Hanover County
- Tylers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Meltons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mineral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Harris ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Medlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bells Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Cuckoo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Bumpass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Vigor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Madison Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Tryme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Burnt Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wolftown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- True Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rhoadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grassland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wilderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Danton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Aden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Slate Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Amissville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Parker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Dunavant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Brockroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Childs Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Todds Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Holladay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Margo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Storck
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Cropp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Northridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Falmouth Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hampstead Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Raccoon Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Raccoon Ford.
Cemeteries Near Raccoon Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Raccoon Ford.
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 Raccoon Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Raccoon Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- Palmyra Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Raccoon Ford had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Raccoon Ford, with the one closest to Raccoon Ford listed first.
- True Blue
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Winston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Stevensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Rhoadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Verdiersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Verdiersville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdiersville
- Rapidan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Lignum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Nasons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nasons is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Culpeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Raccoon Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raccoon Ford.
Newspapers Published in Raccoon Ford ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Raccoon Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Raccoon Ford, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Raccoon Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Raccoon Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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> | 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 Raccoon Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Raccoon Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |