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 Southwood (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 Southwood. 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.
Southwood is located in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Southwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southwood:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Southwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fort Hunt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Hybla Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Groveton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveton
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pohick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Burgundy Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgundy Village
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Penn Daw Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Daw Village
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Belle Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Arlington Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Buckingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Cherrydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lyon Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Williamsburg Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Falls Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Falls Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Offutt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Brent Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Hooes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hampstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Somerset Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Fairview Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Weedonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Arnolds Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Ninde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Countryside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Ashburn Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Waxpool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dale City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Dumfries
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triangle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Aquia Harbour
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Canterbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- King James Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Loy Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Woodlanding Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlanding Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlanding Village
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Pindell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Jewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Harwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Davidsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Academy Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Penwick Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Abington Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Chaney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Owings Town Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Huntingtown Town Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Bryans Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Pomonkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Potomac Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Freedom Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Indian Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bennsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Riverview Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Marbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Pomfret
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Acton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Brookmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Chevy Chase Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Glen Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- English Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Martin's Additions
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Foote Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Friendly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Forest Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Oxon Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Blandford Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford Village
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Golden Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaptico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helen is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southwood, see our County-by-County Page for Southwood.
Cemeteries Near Southwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southwood.
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 Southwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Washington Family Tomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairfax Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colmans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyles Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <3>
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pohick Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Remey Tomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Southwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Accotink
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Fort Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Accokeek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franconia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Pomonkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Friendly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Occoquan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southwood.
Newspapers Published in Southwood ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southwood, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Southwood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
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- 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 Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Southwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |