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 Rosstown (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 Rosstown. 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 and doctors 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.
Rosstown is located in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Rosstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosstown:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Rosstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- The Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Zulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Delaplane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Broad Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Markham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Landmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Orlean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Frogtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berrys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Boyce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Elkwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Griffinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- London Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Chantilly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Floris
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pender
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Lee-Hi Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Reston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Armel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Albin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Fawcett Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Welltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Welbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Middleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Aldie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Lenah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Arcola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Silcott Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Round Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Purcellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Page County
- Rileyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Broad Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bataan Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bristow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Amissville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Slate Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Dilbeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Stafford County
- Cropp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Applewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Front Royal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Viscose City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Limeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Waterlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Kabletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Summit Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ranson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosstown, see our County-by-County Page for Rosstown.
Cemeteries Near Rosstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosstown.
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 Rosstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Orlean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Rosstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rectortown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zulla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Delaplane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Vernon Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- Broad Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Hume
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Markham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Upperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Landmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosstown.
Newspapers Published in Rosstown ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosstown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosstown.
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 Rosstown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Montgomery County
- Jefferson 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 Rosstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Rosstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |