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 Rapidan (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 Rapidan. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rapidan 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 Rapidan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rapidan:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Rapidan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Waylands Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Culpeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Griffinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Lignum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Kellys Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jeffersonton
(23 miles [37 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 Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Burnley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Cobham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rosena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Advance Mills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Hollymead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Earlysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Keswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Remington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bealeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Blackwell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Turnbull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Midland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orlean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Kents Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Lake Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Dawsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Kinderhook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Amicus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Meltons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Medlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Mineral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Bells Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Harris ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Cuckoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Vigor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Bumpass
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Madison Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Grassland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rhoadesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Madison Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Danton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Locust Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Barboursville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Marksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Slate Mills
(16 miles [25.7 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 north)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rediviva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Swift Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Paytes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Parker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Childs Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Brockroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Dunavant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Glenora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Margo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Todds Tavern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Storck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cropp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rapidan, see our County-by-County Page for Rapidan.
Cemeteries Near Rapidan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rapidan.
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 Rapidan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rapidan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kemper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- West View Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- All Saints Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rapidan had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rapidan, with the one closest to Rapidan listed first.
- Locust Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Nasons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nasons is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Twymans Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhoadesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raccoon Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Winston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Madison Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Daniel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Lahore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lahore is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Rapidan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rapidan.
Newspapers Published in Rapidan ...
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 Rapidan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rapidan, 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 Rapidan.
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 websites either 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 Rapidan:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Charlottesville City
- Fauquier County
- Fluvanna County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham 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> | 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 Rapidan, 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' (or 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- Rapidan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |