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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 Reva (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 Reva. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Reva is located in Culpeper County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties 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 Reva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reva:

  • Culpeper County     (The home county of Reva)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Advance Mills Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnley
      • From Reva to Burnley
    • Advance Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilbert
      • From Reva to Gilbert
    • Rosena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
      • Rosena is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosena
      • From Reva to Rosena
    • Cedarmere
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Reva to Cedarmere
    • Earlysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Cobham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Boonesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollymead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Remington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterloo
      • From Reva to Waterloo
    • Opal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnbull
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turnbull
      • From Reva to Turnbull
    • Bealeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Orlean
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Warrenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackwell Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
      • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
    • Frytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ada
      • From Reva to Ada
    • Catlett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brent Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
      • Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dawsonville
      • From Reva to Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <2>
    • Quinque
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Amicus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amicus
      • From Reva to Amicus
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Reva to Cedarmere
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Meltons
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Green Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Trevilians
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
  • Orange County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Kimball
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimball
      • From Reva to Kimball
    • Marksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Stanley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
    • Luray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leaksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rileyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Shenandoah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
    • Verbena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verbena
      • From Reva to Verbena
  • Rappahannock County
  • Rockingham County
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Seven Fountains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dilbeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dilbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dilbeck
      • From Reva to Dilbeck
    • New Market
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Paytes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Parker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parker
      • From Reva to Parker
    • Dunavant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brockroad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Childs Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holladay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holladay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holladay
      • From Reva to Holladay
    • Todds Tavern
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Cropp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Storck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hartwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
      • Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.
    • Overall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bentonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Limeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Happy Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
      • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
    • Applewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Front Royal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Viscose City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
    • Royal Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reva, see our County-by-County Page for Reva.

Cemeteries Near Reva ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reva.

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 Reva - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Reva in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reva.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Reva, with the one closest to Reva listed first.

  • Leon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <2>
  • Clarkson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
  • Norman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Boston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <2>
  • Slate Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Haywood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Haywood is located in Madison County
  • Culpeper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eggbornsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Castleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <2>
  • Peola Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Winston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Winston is located in Culpeper County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hawlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
      • Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
    • Criglersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Criglersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criglersville
      • Criglersville is located in Madison County
    • Homeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homeland
      • From Reva to Homeland

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reva.

Newspapers Published in Reva ...

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 Reva.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reva, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reva.

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 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 Reva:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4940, Longitude: -78.1335       In this case, the coordinates for Reva have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Reva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.