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 Westover (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 Westover. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Westover is located in Culpeper 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 Culpeper County: Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Westover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westover:
- Culpeper County (The home county of Westover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Culpeper
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Eggbornsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Rixeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Elkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lignum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Jeffersonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Burnley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Advance Mills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rosena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Bealeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Opal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Turnbull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Orlean
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Dawsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Kinderhook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Quinque
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Meltons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Trevilians
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Tryme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Burnt Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Radiant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Ruth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolftown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- True Blue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Burr Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Indian Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Grassland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vulcan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Wilderness
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Montpelier Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Danton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Kimball
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Marksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Luray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rileyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Aden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Gainesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haymarket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Slate Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sperryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reager
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Chester Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Dunavant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Paytes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Brockroad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Holladay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Margo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- McHenry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Cropp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Bentonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Overall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Limeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Applewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westover, see our County-by-County Page for Westover.
Cemeteries Near Westover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westover.
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 Westover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Culpeper National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beethsaida UMC Cemetery
- The Beethsaida UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethsaida Cemetery
- Robinson River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Westover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westover, with the one closest to Westover listed first.
- Culpeper
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Norman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Clarkson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Winston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winston is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Brandy Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alanthus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Stevensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Rixeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Raccoon Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Ford
- Castleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westover.
Newspapers Published in Westover ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westover, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Westover:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Culpeper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Fauquier County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock 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> | 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> | 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- Westover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |