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 Summerwind (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 Summerwind. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Summerwind 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 Summerwind. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerwind:
- Stafford County (The home county of Summerwind)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Canterbury Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Loy Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Aquia Harbour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Meadowood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- North Potomac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Potomac is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- King James Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Falmouth Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Grafton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Olney Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Stuart Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Samuels Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Port Royal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Essex County
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loretto is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Occoquan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sideburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Fort Hunt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunt
- Franconia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hybla Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybla Valley
- Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Brent Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Catlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Opal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Turnbull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Arnolds Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- King George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hooes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Dahlgren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Port Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Ninde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ninde is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(23 miles [37 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 Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Wilderness
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 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 west)
- Burr Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(29 miles [46.7 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 west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Triangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kopp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Georgetown Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Minnieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Dale City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Aden
(18 miles [29 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 Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Waverly Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Dunavant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Massaponax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spotsylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Thornburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Snell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Maple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Monroe Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Hall
- Colonial Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Potomac Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Doncaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- McConchie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Potomac Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Mount Air
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Air is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Air
- Port Tobacco Village
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Port Tobacco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Accokeek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Budds Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerwind, see our County-by-County Page for Summerwind.
Cemeteries Near Summerwind ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerwind.
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 Summerwind - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerwind covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Regester Chapel UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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>
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lewis K. Knight Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aquia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hulls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kurz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Summerwind in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerwind.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerwind, with the one closest to Summerwind listed first.
- Leeland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Garrisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Onville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Passapatanzy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Passapatanzy is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passapatanzy
- Quantico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Nanjemoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Osso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osso is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osso
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Doncaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tacketts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerwind. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerwind.
Newspapers Published in Summerwind ...
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 Summerwind.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerwind, there are papers which were published within Less than 2 miles<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerwind.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Summerwind:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Stafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Essex 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
- Saint Mary'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 Summerwind, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerwind) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |