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 Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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 Shackelford 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 Shackelford Estates: Shackelford Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shackelford Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shackelford Estates.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Shackelford Estates is located in Stafford 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 Stafford County: Charles (MD), Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Prince William & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Shackelford Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shackelford Estates:
- Stafford County (The home county of Shackelford Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Hartwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hartwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Storck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Cropp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- King James Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Canterbury Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Chatham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Olney Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Samuels Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Stuart Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Port Royal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Culpeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Eggbornsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Homeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Waylands Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Griffinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Occoquan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- London Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Burke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Brent Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Opal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Turnbull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Broad Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Arnolds Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hampstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- King George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Port Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Hooes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Alden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Louisa County
- Harris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Wilderness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Locust Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Grassland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Combat Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Joplin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
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- Kopp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Triangle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quantico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Locust Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Georgetown Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Canova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Rappahannock County
- Amissville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Dunavant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
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- Waverly Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Brockroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Massaponax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- McHenry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Westmoreland County
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doncaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- McConchie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Port Tobacco Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Pomonkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shackelford Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Shackelford Estates.
Cemeteries Near Shackelford Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shackelford 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 Shackelford Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shackelford Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Hartwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glen Haven Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Clair Brooks Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Shackelford Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shackelford Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shackelford Estates, with the one closest to Shackelford Estates listed first.
- Hartwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Berea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Tacketts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Pine View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Garrisonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Sumerduck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilderness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Brockroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shackelford Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shackelford Estates.
Newspapers Published in Shackelford 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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shackelford Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shackelford Estates, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shackelford Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shackelford Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Stafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles 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> | 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 Shackelford Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Shackelford Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |