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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 Tulip (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 Tulip. 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 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 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.

Tulip is located in Frederick County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Tulip. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tulip:

  • Frederick County     (The home county of Tulip)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.
    • Middletown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Stephens City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Armel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County
    • Day - Mar Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day - Mar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
    • Fawcett Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fawcett Gap
      • From Tulip to Fawcett Gap
    • Mountain Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosenberger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosenberger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
      • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rosenberger
      • From Tulip to Rosenberger
    • Albin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hayfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rock Enon Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Clarke County
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Markham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerfoot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
      • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kerfoot
      • From Tulip to Kerfoot
    • Delaplane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ada. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ada
      • From Tulip to Ada
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orlean
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Zulla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Belvoir ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Halfway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halfway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halfway
      • From Tulip to Halfway
    • The Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterloo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waterloo
      • From Tulip to Waterloo
  • Loudoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.
    • Welbourne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welbourne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
      • Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Welbourne
      • From Tulip to Welbourne
    • Unison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
      • Unison is located in Loudoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Unison
      • From Tulip to Unison
    • Round Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
      • Round Hill is located in Loudoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Hill <2>
    • White Pump
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Middleburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Philomont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Silcott Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Mountville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
      • Mountville is located in Loudoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mountville
      • From Tulip to Mountville
    • Purcellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hillsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Loudoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
  • Page County
  • Rappahannock County
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.
    • Strasburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <2>
    • Strasburg Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dilbeck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dilbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dilbeck
      • From Tulip to Dilbeck
    • Toms Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Maurertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Zepp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zepp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
      • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zepp
      • From Tulip to Zepp
    • Seven Fountains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calvary
      • From Tulip to Calvary
    • Willow Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willow Grove
      • From Tulip to Willow Grove
    • Edinburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.
    • Reliance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarville
      • From Tulip to Cedarville
    • Ashby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashby
      • From Tulip to Ashby
    • Riverton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Royal Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
    • Milldale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milldale
      • From Tulip to Milldale
    • Front Royal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Viscose City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
    • Applewood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
      • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
    • Limeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bentonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Winchester City
  • Berkeley County (WV)
  • Hampshire County (WV)
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.
    • Wardensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Baker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Inkerman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inkerman
      • From Tulip to Inkerman
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.
    • Summit Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Middleway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kabletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Charles Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
      • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
      • Ranson has also been known as:
      • Corporation of Ranson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <2>
    • Jefferson Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Bardane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tulip, see our County-by-County Page for Tulip.

Cemeteries Near Tulip ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tulip.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tulip covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Tulip in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tulip.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tulip, with the one closest to Tulip listed first.

  • Reliance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Canterburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterburg
    • Canterburg is located in Frederick County
  • Vaucluse
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaucluse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
    • Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
  • Middletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
  • Nineveh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
    • Nineveh is located in Warren County
  • Stephens City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedarville
    • From Tulip to Cedarville
  • Success
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Success is located in Warren County
  • Meadow Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
    • Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Waterlick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterlick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
    • Waterlick is located in Warren County
  • Buckton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
    • Buckton is located in Warren County
  • Ashby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ashby
    • From Tulip to Ashby
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tulip. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tulip.

Newspapers Published in Tulip ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tulip.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tulip, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tulip.

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 Tulip:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tulip. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tulip) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tulip. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0325, Longitude: -78.2270       In this case, the coordinates for Tulip have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Tulip, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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