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 Windsor Forest (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 Windsor Forest. 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 Windsor Forest ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Windsor Forest: Windsor Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Windsor Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windsor Forest.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Windsor Forest 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 Windsor Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windsor Forest:
- Stafford County (The home county of Windsor Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Meadowood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- King James Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Hartwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Cropp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Aquia Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Aquia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Canterbury Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Hartwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Storck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Olney Corner
(20 miles [32.2 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
- 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
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Lignum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Elkwood
(18 miles [29 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
- Rixeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Eggbornsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Occoquan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lorton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- London Towne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Burke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Lee-Hi Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- West Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Random Hills
(26 miles [41.8 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 Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Brent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Blackwell Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Catlett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bealeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Remington
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Broad Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest 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
- Somerset Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hooes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Edgehill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Dahlgren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Wilderness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Indian Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Grassland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Danton
(30 miles [48.3 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 Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Kopp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Combat Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Joplin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Triangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Quantico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montclair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Georgetown Village
(13 miles [20.9 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 Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Dunavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Waverly Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Leavells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Brockroad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Parker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Massaponax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spotsylvania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Post Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Westmoreland County
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Doncaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Nanjemoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ironsides
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Mattawoman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Indian Head
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Riverview Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Potomac Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- McConchie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McConchie is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConchie
- Bryans Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- South Hampton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Accokeek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windsor Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Windsor Forest.
Cemeteries Near Windsor Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windsor Forest.
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 Windsor Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windsor Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Rockhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Briggs - McDonald Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramoth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis K. Knight Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aquia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Windsor Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windsor Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windsor Forest, with the one closest to Windsor Forest listed first.
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roseville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Tacketts Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Onville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Onville is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onville
- Garrisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hartwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 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
- 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
- Pine View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Leeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeland is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeland
- Independent Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sumerduck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dumfries
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Windsor Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windsor Forest.
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 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 Windsor Forest:
- 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
- Westmoreland 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> | 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 Windsor Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |