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 The Sage (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 The Sage. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
The Sage 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 The Sage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Sage:
- Fauquier County (The home county of The Sage)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Delaplane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Markham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Zulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Orlean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Berrys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(24 miles [38.6 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 The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Elkwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- London Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Floris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Armel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Fawcett Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Chambersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Welltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Albin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Grimes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Welbourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Mountville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Aldie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Round Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Purcellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Rileyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kimball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Broad Run Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Bull Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Bristow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nokesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bataan Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Crestwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Sudley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Chester Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Amissville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(27 miles [43.5 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 The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Dilbeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maurertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zepp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Applewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Front Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Reliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Limeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Waterlick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County (MD)
- Edwards Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Berkeley County (WV)
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Kabletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Bloomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Charles Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middleway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ranson
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Sage, see our County-by-County Page for The Sage.
Cemeteries Near The Sage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Sage.
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 The Sage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Sage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orlean Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Front Royal.
- The Howellsville Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howellsville Cemetery
- Howellsville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50702 <2>
- Williams 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.<4>
While we didn't find The Sage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Sage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Sage, with the one closest to The Sage listed first.
- Delaplane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Markham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hume
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Mills
- Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rectortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerfoot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Linden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Upperville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Orlean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Berrys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Sage. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Sage.
Newspapers Published in The Sage ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Sage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Sage, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Sage.
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 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 The Sage:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Montgomery County
- Berkeley 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Sage) 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 The Sage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |