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 Tara Wood (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 Tara Wood. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Tara Wood is located in Prince William 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 Prince William County: Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Tara Wood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tara Wood:
- Prince William County (The home county of Tara Wood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Iron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Crestwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Bull Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- West Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Sudley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Bataan Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Loch Lomond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Yorkshire Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Bristow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linton Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Broad Run Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Brandon Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Arlington Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Colonial Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Clarke County
- Frogtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Rixeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Lignum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- London Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Pender
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Random Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Sideburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Floris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Burke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Catlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Landmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Brent Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Frytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Halfway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zulla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Blackwell Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lenah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Aldie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waxpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Countryside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rappahannock County
- Amissville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- Dunavant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Aquia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Cropp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- King James Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Hartwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Canterbury Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Storck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Riverview Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Potomac Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- South Hampton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Bryans Road
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Pomonkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Ironsides
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Nanjemoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Cabin John
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Glen Echo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Poolesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darnestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- North Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Bethesda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Fort Foote Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Fort Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Accokeek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Friendly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Hillcrest Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tara Wood, see our County-by-County Page for Tara Wood.
Cemeteries Near Tara Wood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tara Wood.
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 Tara Wood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tara Wood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Cannon Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Groveton Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stonewall Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsylvania Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sudley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buckhall Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brentsville Public Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Tara Wood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tara Wood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tara Wood, with the one closest to Tara Wood listed first.
- Manassas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Sudley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sudley Springs is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Springs
- Limstrong
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limstrong is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limstrong
- Buckhall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nokesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brentsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brentsville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Catharpin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Centreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Aden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Canova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tara Wood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tara Wood.
Newspapers Published in Tara Wood ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tara Wood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tara Wood, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tara Wood.
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 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 Tara Wood:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 Tara Wood, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tara Wood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |