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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 Tysons Corner (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 Tysons Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Tysons Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Tysons Corner: Tysons Cor. (or less commonly used: Tysons Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Tysons Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Tysons Corner may originally have been Tyson's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Tysons Corner might be written as Tyson Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Tysons Corner is located in Fairfax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Tysons Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tysons Corner:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Tysons Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Ash Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
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- Pimmit Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pimmit Hills is located in Fairfax County
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- Dunn Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Idylwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Idylwood is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idylwood
- Shouse Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salona Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salona Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona Village
- Kenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Wolf Trap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Merrifield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Oakcrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlandria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Chinquapin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Warwick Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
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- Cherrydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Brandon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
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- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Arlington Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Offutt Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Landmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Broad Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Catlett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Brent Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sugarland Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lansdowne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
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- Lenah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Leesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aldie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Yorkshire Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Lake Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buckhall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Loch Lomond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- Sudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Agnewville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Marumsco Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Iron Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- West Gate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Bataan Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Catharpin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Stafford County
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Maryland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Annapolis Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Stonegate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Geraghty Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Geraghty Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraghty Village
- Jessup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village
- Odenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Potomac Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bryans Road
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Indian Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Freedom Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Marbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Mattawoman Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Bennsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomfret
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Acton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Tuscarora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Park Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Park Mills is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Mills
- Smith Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Point-of-Rocks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Buckeystown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ijamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scaggsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Leishear Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Roxbury Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Savage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Glenelg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Cabin John
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Potomac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Bethesda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- Chevy Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Chillum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <2>
- Langley Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Rainier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Colmar Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colmar Manor is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Cottage City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cottage City is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Hillcrest Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Hyattsville Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hyattsville Hills is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville Hills
- Hyattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Brentwood is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brentwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Adelphi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Foote Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Tysons Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Tysons Corner.
Cemeteries Near Tysons Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tysons Corner.
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 Tysons Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tysons Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moorefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King David Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Andrew Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- National Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Falls Church Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Birch - Payne Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillips Family Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Tysons Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tysons Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tysons Corner, with the one closest to Tysons Corner listed first.
- Ash Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ash Grove is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Dunn Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lewinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewinsville is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewinsville
- Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrifield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Oakton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Cropley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cropley is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
- Cabin John
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Great Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Great Falls is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
- Vale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Great Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tysons Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tysons Corner.
Newspapers Published in Tysons Corner ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tysons Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tysons Corner, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tysons Corner.
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 websites either 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 Tysons Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tysons Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Tysons Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |