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 Vernon Mills (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 Vernon Mills. 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 Vernon Mills ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Vernon Mills: Vernon Mls. (or less commonly used: Vernon Mlls.)
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 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.
Vernon Mills is located in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Vernon Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernon Mills:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Vernon Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Ada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Orlean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Frytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Berrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Millwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Post
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Arcadia Farm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gaylord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Wadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Homeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Eggbornsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Waylands Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- London Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Floris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Armel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Tulip
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Day - Mar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Fawcett Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Welbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Middleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Aldie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Philomont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Lenah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Silcott Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Arcola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Round Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purcellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Peola Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Syria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- True Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Rileyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Haymarket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Catharpin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Nokesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bristow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Aden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Amissville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reager
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Dilbeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maurertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- Cropp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Applewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Front Royal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Viscose City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Ashby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Limeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Overall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Summit Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vernon Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Vernon Mills.
Cemeteries Near Vernon Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernon Mills.
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 Vernon Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vernon Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orlean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Strother - Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Gospel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warrenton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vernon Mills had a population of 14 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vernon Mills, with the one closest to Vernon Mills listed first.
- Orlean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hume
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff Mills is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Mills
- Marshall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Delaplane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amissville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rectortown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Kerfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vernon Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernon Mills.
Newspapers Published in Vernon Mills ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vernon Mills, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vernon Mills.
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 Vernon Mills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vernon Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |