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 Viewtown (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 Viewtown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Viewtown is located in Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock County: Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Page & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Viewtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Viewtown:
- Rappahannock County (The home county of Viewtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Amissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Slate Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Sperryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Berrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Post
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Frogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Waterloo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Homeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Jeffersonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Griffinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Kellys Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Turnbull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Opal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Remington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bealeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Markham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Tulip
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Armel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Kinderhook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Dawsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Peola Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Tryme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Syria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Wolftown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- True Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Rhoadesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grassland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilderness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Montpelier Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vulcan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Madison Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Kimball
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leaksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Haymarket
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Nokesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gainesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Linton Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Aden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Bristow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Bull Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Locust Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Catharpin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Dilbeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maurertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Toms Brook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Dunavant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Cropp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Applewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Limeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Waterlick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Viewtown, see our County-by-County Page for Viewtown.
Cemeteries Near Viewtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Viewtown.
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 Viewtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Viewtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Cannon Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orlean Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Salem.
- The Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49676 <3>
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thumbn Run Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Russell Family Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Viewtown had a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Viewtown, with the one closest to Viewtown listed first.
- Homeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Laurel Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mills
- Amissville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Jeffersonton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Alanthus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orlean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Viewtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Viewtown.
Newspapers Published in Viewtown ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Viewtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Viewtown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Viewtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Viewtown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rappahannock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Greene County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Shenandoah County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Viewtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Viewtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |