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 Virts Corner (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Virts Corner. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Virts Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Virts Corner: Virts Cor. (or less commonly used: Virts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Virts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Virts Corner may originally have been Virt's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Virts Corner might be written as Virt Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Virts Corner is located in Loudoun 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 Loudoun County: Frederick (MD), Montgomery (MD), Washington (MD), Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William & Jefferson (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Virts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Virts Corner:
- Loudoun County (The home county of Virts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waxpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Purcellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Aldie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Philomont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silcott Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Cherrydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Lyon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Riverwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Colonial Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Arcadia Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frogtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Gaylord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berrys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boyce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wadesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Floris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Herndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Chantilly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Great Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- London Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Pender
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Shouse Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Wolf Trap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Offutt Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Falls Church
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Landmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Halfway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Zulla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Kerfoot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- The Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Delaplane
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Markham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Armel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rest is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall Village
- Catharpin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Haymarket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sudley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley
- Bull Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Crestwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Iron Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Loch Lomond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loch Lomond is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lomond
- West Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Yorkshire Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Milldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Applewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Carroll County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Carroll County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Mount Airy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Point-of-Rocks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Tuscarora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Adamstown Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adamstown Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamstown Village
- Adamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boss Arnold Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Boss Arnold Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss Arnold Village
- Manor Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Manor Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Village
- Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Rosemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Long Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Corner is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Corner
- Timberleigh Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timberleigh Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberleigh Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Poolesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beallsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Darnestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blocktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blocktown is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocktown
- Boyds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burdette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burdette is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Gapland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Antietam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Antietam is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam
- Rohrersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trego is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Eakles Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eakles Mills is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakles Mills
- Antietam Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Antietam Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antietam Station
- Sharpsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zittlestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zittlestown is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zittlestown
- Keedysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Boonsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Baker Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Bloomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Kabletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Charles Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <2>
- Summit Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bardane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Middleway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Virts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Virts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Virts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Virts Corner.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Virts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Virts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Old St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Balls Bluff National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Springwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catoctin Free Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belmont Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broad Run Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Goose Creek Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Waterford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Virts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Virts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Virts Corner, with the one closest to Virts Corner listed first.
- Woodburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Leesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks Gap is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Gap
- Hughesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughesville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Mount Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Evergreen Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Mills is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Mills
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Fork is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Waxpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Edwards Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Elmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmer is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Ryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Purcellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Virts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Virts Corner ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Virts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Virts Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Virts Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Virts Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Loudoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Warren County
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
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| <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 Virts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Virts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |