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 Verdiersville (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 Verdiersville. 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 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.
Verdiersville is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Verdiersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Verdiersville:
- Orange County (The home county of Verdiersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Rhoadesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
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- Grassland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- True Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Indian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Cobham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Burnley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Rosena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Advance Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Keswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Lignum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waylands Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Kellys Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Homeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Jeffersonton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Remington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bealeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Opal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Brent Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Frytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Catlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fluvanna County
- Kents Store
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Goochland County
- Tabscott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Dawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Kinderhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Tylers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hewlett is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Green Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Trevilians
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harris ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Pendleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Medlock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Vigor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Bumpass
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Bells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Madison Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Tryme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Hood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Syria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Slate Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Paytes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Childs Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Brockroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Margo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Glenora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Dunavant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Storck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Stafford Lakes Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Cropp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Falmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Falmouth Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Grafton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Hampstead Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Northridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Verdiersville, see our County-by-County Page for Verdiersville.
Cemeteries Near Verdiersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Verdiersville.
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 Verdiersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Verdiersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rhoadesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Holy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Craigs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Verdiersville had a population of 24 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Verdiersville, with the one closest to Verdiersville listed first.
- Rhoadesville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Unionville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Mine Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mine Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
- Tatum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tatum is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Grassland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- True Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Lahore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lahore is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore
- Danton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Raccoon Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Granite Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Springs is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Springs
- Nasons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nasons is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Verdiersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Verdiersville.
Newspapers Published in Verdiersville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Verdiersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Verdiersville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Verdiersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Verdiersville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fluvanna County
- Fredericksburg City
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford 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 Verdiersville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Verdiersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |