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 Whitetown (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 Whitetown. 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.
Whitetown is located in Fauquier County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fauquier County: Clarke, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Whitetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitetown:
- Fauquier County (The home county of Whitetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Remington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Opal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Brent Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Turnbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Catlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Orlean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caroline County
- Olney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lignum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Culpeper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Rixeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Eggbornsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Occoquan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- King George County
- Fairview Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Tryme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Madison Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Peola Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Radiant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aroda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Indian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- True Blue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Aden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Nokesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Locust Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Broad Run Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Linton Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Hall
- Gainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Canova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Haymarket
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bataan Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bataan Village
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Amissville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reager
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Dunavant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Brockroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Paytes
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Waverly Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- McHenry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spotsylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Cropp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Storck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Hartwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford Lakes Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- King James Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Canterbury Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Falmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Aquia Harbour
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Charles County (MD)
- Nanjemoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitetown, see our County-by-County Page for Whitetown.
Cemeteries Near Whitetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitetown.
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 Whitetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Embry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perrowville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Zoar Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Whitetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitetown, with the one closest to Whitetown listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Sumerduck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Lignum
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Pine View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Richardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bealeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brandy Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stevensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
- Elk Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Alanthus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Opal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Bristersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitetown.
Newspapers Published in Whitetown ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitetown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitetown.
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 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 Whitetown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fauquier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Charles 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> | 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 Whitetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |