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 Willowmere (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 Willowmere. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Willowmere is located in Stafford 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 Stafford County: Charles (MD), Caroline, Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Prince William & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Willowmere. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willowmere:
- Stafford County (The home county of Willowmere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Hartwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Cropp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King James Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Storck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Canterbury Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stafford Lakes Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Olney Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Samuels Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Stuart Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Port Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Culpeper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Eggbornsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Waylands Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Occoquan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- London Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Lee-Hi Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- West Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Random Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Brent Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Opal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Frytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Broad Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Ambar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Somerset Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Arnolds Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Hampstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- King George
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Weedonville is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonville
- Edgehill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Hooes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Port Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Dahlgren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Wilderness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Locust Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Danton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Kopp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Joplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Aden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Triangle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Dumfries
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Georgetown Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Rappahannock County
- Amissville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Dunavant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Waverly Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Brockroad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Parker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Massaponax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Post Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Nanjemoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Doncaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Indian Head
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- McConchie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Pomonkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Port Tobacco Riviera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port Tobacco Riviera is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Riviera
- Bryans Road
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George's County (MD)
- Accokeek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willowmere, see our County-by-County Page for Willowmere.
Cemeteries Near Willowmere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willowmere.
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 Willowmere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willowmere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Rockhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Lewis K. Knight Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearts Delight Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hearts Delight Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Catlett.
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 Willowmere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willowmere.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willowmere, with the one closest to Willowmere listed first.
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Tacketts Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Hartwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Onville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Garrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Bristersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Pine View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Leeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Elk Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Sumerduck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independent Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willowmere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willowmere.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Willowmere:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Stafford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Charles County
- Prince George'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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willowmere) 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 Willowmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |