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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 Rixeyville (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 Rixeyville. 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 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.

Rixeyville 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 Rixeyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rixeyville:

  • Culpeper County     (The home county of Rixeyville)
  • Fauquier County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rixeyville, with the one closest to Rixeyville listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinderhook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Loudoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rixeyville, with the one closest to Rixeyville listed first.
    • Middleburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Welbourne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
      • Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Welbourne
      • From Rixeyville to Welbourne
  • Madison County
  • Manassas City
  • Manassas Park City
    • Manassas Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
      • Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <2>
  • Orange County
  • Page County
  • Prince William County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rixeyville, with the one closest to Rixeyville listed first.
    • Nokesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Aden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Broad Run Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
      • Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
    • Gainesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Prince William County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <2>
    • Haymarket
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haymarket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymarket
      • Haymarket is located in Prince William County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haymarket <2>
    • Bristow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Linton Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
      • Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
    • Waterfall Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterfall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
      • Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
    • Locust Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bataan Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bataan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
      • Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
    • Combat Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combat Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
      • Combat Village is located in Prince William County
    • Bull Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
      • Bull Run is located in Prince William County
  • Rappahannock County
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rixeyville, with the one closest to Rixeyville 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 Rixeyville to Dilbeck
  • Spotsylvania County
  • Stafford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rixeyville, with the one closest to Rixeyville listed first.
    • Cropp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Storck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Hartwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Berea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Stafford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berea
      • From Rixeyville to Berea
    • Stafford Lakes Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Lakes Village
      • Stafford Lakes Village is located in Stafford County
    • Meadowood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
      • Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
    • King James Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King James Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
      • King James Village is located in Stafford County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rixeyville, with the one closest to Rixeyville listed first.
    • Applewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Happy Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Limeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bentonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Overall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Front Royal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Viscose City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Riverton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Cedarville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Milldale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milldale
      • From Rixeyville to Milldale
    • Ashby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashby
      • From Rixeyville to Ashby

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

Cemeteries Near Rixeyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rixeyville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hillcrest Memory Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Culpeper National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Perrowville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perrowville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perrowville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollywood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollywood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cannon Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (182 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedar Run Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Orlean Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orlean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orlean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rixeyville had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Alanthus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
    • Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
  • Homeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Rixeyville to Homeland
  • Eggbornsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Viewtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viewtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewtown
    • Viewtown is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viewtown <2>
  • Norman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Amissville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Culpeper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brandy Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Station
    • Brandy Station is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandy Station <2>
  • Laurel Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
    • Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Castleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Boston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Waterloo
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Rixeyville to Waterloo
    • Clarkson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Stevensburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
      • Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County

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

Newspapers Published in Rixeyville ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rixeyville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rixeyville, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rixeyville.

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 Rixeyville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rixeyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>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.
<5>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- Rixeyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rixeyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5797, Longitude: -77.9786    
<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 Rixeyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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