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 Royal View Estates (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 Royal View Estates. 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 Royal View Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Royal View Estates: Royal Vw. Ests.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Royal View Estates is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock & Shenandoah.
Below are the counties that are near Royal View Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Royal View Estates:
- Warren County (The home county of Royal View Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Limeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Viscose City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Front Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Overall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Applewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- White Post
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Berrys
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Boyce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Homeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Jeffersonton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Griffinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Rixeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Delaplane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Kerfoot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Zulla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- The Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turnbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Halfway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Armel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Echo Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Fawcett Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Mountain Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Day - Mar Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Chambersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rosenberger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Lehew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Albin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Welbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Pump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Peola Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tryme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Rileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Chester Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rediviva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sperryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Rockingham County
- Plains Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Dilbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maurertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zepp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Edinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Lehew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Capon Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Wardensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- Summit Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Royal View Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Royal View Estates.
Cemeteries Near Royal View Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Royal View Estates.
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 Royal View Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Royal View Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ramey Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dry Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Munch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Stickley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Royal View Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Royal View Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Royal View Estates, with the one closest to Royal View Estates listed first.
- Limeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Dilbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Waterlick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Front Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Front Royal Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Seven Fountains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Browntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browntown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Strasburg Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Royal View Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Royal View Estates.
Newspapers Published in Royal View Estates ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Royal View Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Royal View Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Royal View Estates.
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 helpful 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 Royal View Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Royal View Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Royal View Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |