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 Virginia Hills (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 Virginia Hills. 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 and hospitals 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.
Virginia Hills 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 Virginia Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Virginia Hills:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Virginia Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
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- Belle Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfax County
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- Burgundy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burgundy Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Fairfax County
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- Penn Daw Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Penn Daw Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Groveton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Groveton is located in Fairfax County
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- Hybla Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hybla Valley is located in Fairfax County
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- Franconia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
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- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Hunt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunt is located in Fairfax County
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- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yates Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yates Village is located in Fairfax County
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- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Oakcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
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- Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlandria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
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- Warwick Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Arlington Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
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- Brandon Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Buckingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
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- Cherrydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
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- Lyon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
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- Williamsburg Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
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- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Falls Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
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- Offutt Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
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- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Brent Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
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- Catlett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Hooes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County
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- Somerset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
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- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
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- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
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- Countryside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
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- Arcola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
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- Waxpool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
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- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
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- Lansdowne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Marumsco Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Woodbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dale City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Minnieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Montclair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
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- Yorkshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Dumfries
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Yorkshire Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Aquia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Canterbury Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Meadowood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Loy Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Pindell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Greenock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Jewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Harwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lothian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crofton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Maryland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Stonegate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Davidsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tracys Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West River is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
- Crofton Village Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
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- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Apple Greene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Penwick Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Chaney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Owings Town Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Abington Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Owings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huntingtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunderland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Bryans Road
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Freedom Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Pomonkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Potomac Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Bennsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Indian Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Westlake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Marbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Pomfret
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Acton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Mattawoman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Scaggsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leishear Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hammond Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Glenshire Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenshire Towne is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenshire Towne
- Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guilford is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Oak View Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak View Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak View Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Brookmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Cabin John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Echo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martin's Additions is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin's Additions
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Bethesda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- English Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Takoma Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Fort Foote Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Forest Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Oxon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Accokeek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Camp Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Charlotte Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Budds Creek is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budds Creek
- Golden Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
- Mechanicsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Virginia Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Virginia Hills.
Cemeteries Near Virginia Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Virginia Hills.
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 Virginia Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Virginia Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Struder Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Schurtz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <2>
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shuters Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colmans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Lomax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Family Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Virginia Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Virginia Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Virginia Hills, with the one closest to Virginia Hills listed first.
- Franconia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Springfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Accotink
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Annandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lorton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Accokeek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Virginia Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virginia Hills.
Newspapers Published in Virginia Hills ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Virginia Hills, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Virginia Hills.
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 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 Virginia Hills:
- 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
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's 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 Virginia Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Virginia Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |