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 Ridings Mill (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 Ridings Mill. 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 Ridings Mill ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Ridings Mill: Ridings Ml. (or less commonly used: Ridings Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Ridings Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ridings Mill may originally have been Riding's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ridings Mill might be written as Riding Mill.
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 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.
Ridings Mill is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Ridings Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridings Mill:
- Frederick County (The home county of Ridings Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Tulip
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stephens City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Day - Mar Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Fawcett Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Mountain Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Chambersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rosenberger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Albin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Hayfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Rock Enon Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- White Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Wadesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Delaplane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Orlean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zulla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Landmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Welbourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Philomont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Round Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Pump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Mountville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Purcellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Rileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Chester Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amissville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Dilbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Toms Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Maurertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Seven Fountains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Reliance
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Waterlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Milldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Front Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Viscose City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Applewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Limeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Lehew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Wardensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Summit Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Ranson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridings Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Ridings Mill.
Cemeteries Near Ridings Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridings Mill.
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 Ridings Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridings Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Reliance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stickley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Third Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nineveh Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<5>
While we didn't find Ridings Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridings Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridings Mill, with the one closest to Ridings Mill listed first.
- Reliance
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Vaucluse
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
- Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canterburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canterburg is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterburg
- Stephens City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Waterlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Nineveh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nineveh is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
- Oranda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oranda is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oranda
- Buckton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Success
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ashby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Marlboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridings Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridings Mill.
Newspapers Published in Ridings Mill ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridings Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridings Mill, 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 Ridings Mill.
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 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 Ridings Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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. |
| <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- Ridings Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Ridings Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |