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 Stonehill 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 Stonehill 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.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Stonehill 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 Stonehill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonehill Estates:
- Stafford County (The home county of Stonehill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- King James Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia Harbour
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Canterbury Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loy Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Hartwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- North Potomac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Hartwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Olney Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Stuart Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- 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
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Port Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Culpeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Occoquan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- West Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Centreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- London Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Brent Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Catlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Opal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Broad Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Ambar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hampstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- King George
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Hooes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Edgehill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Dahlgren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Ninde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Wilderness
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Joplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Triangle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Chamberlain Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Montclair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Minnieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Dale City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Waverly Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Dunavant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Leavells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Brockroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Massaponax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Todds Tavern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spotsylvania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Thornburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Maple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Colonial Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Doncaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- McConchie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Pomonkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- South Hampton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Accokeek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Fort Foote Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stonehill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Stonehill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Stonehill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonehill 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 Stonehill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stonehill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewis K. Knight Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aquia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Stafford.
- The Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Register Chapel Cemetery
- Register Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1116627 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quantico National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Stonehill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stonehill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stonehill Estates, with the one closest to Stonehill Estates listed first.
- Garrisonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Onville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Tacketts Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Hartwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Leeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dumfries
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Independent Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Nanjemoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cherry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Grayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Doncaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stonehill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stonehill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Stonehill 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 Stonehill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonehill Estates, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonehill 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 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 Stonehill Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Stafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Spotsylvania County
- Westmoreland County
- Charles County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stonehill Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Stonehill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |