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 Windy Hill (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 Windy Hill. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Windy Hill is located in Prince William 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 Prince William County: Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Windy Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windy Hill:
- Prince William County (The home county of Windy Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Locust Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
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- Canova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
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- Aden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
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- Buckhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Bristow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Combat Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
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- Nokesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bataan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
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- Kopp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
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- Bull Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
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- Crestwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
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- Iron Gate
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
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- Linton Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
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- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Oakcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arlandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
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- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Buckingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
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- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
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- Arlington Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
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- Cherrydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Lyon Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
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- Colonial Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
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- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Kellys Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
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- Elkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
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- Lignum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
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- Rixeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Homeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
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- Culpeper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- London Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
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- Occoquan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
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- Lee-Hi Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Lorton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pender
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
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- Random Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Pohick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pohick is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pohick
- West Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
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- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Falls Church
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Brent Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwell Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broad Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Bealeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Opal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Remington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Landmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- The Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Fairview Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Somerset Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Ambar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ambar is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambar
- Hampstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampstead is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
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- Lenah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Oak Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Aldie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Middleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Countryside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Sugarland Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Mountville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Indian Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Burr Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Rappahannock County
- Amissville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Dunavant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Waverly Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Brockroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Leavells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Aquia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- King James Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia Harbour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- Cropp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Canterbury Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Hartwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Storck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Loy Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Riverview Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Indian Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mattawoman Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Marbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Potomac Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Doncaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doncaster is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doncaster
- Ironsides
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Nanjemoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryans Road
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- South Hampton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Freedom Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Bennsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Brookmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Cabin John
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Bradmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,050 people
- English Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Travilah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Bethesda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Five is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Five
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Accokeek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Foote Village is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Foote Village
- Forest Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
- Friendly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Oxon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thrift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thrift is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
- Hillcrest Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windy Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Windy Hill.
Cemeteries Near Windy Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windy Hill.
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 Windy Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windy Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Brentsville Public Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cannon Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhall Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hixson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Minnieville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hearts Delight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Windy Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windy Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windy Hill, with the one closest to Windy Hill listed first.
- Brentsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brentsville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentsville
- Canova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Aden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Independent Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independent Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Hill
- Limstrong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Limstrong is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limstrong
- Buckhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Manassas
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nokesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hoadly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoadly is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadly
- Minnieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Neabsco Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neabsco Hills is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neabsco Hills
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Catlett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bristersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bristersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristersburg
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 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 Windy Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windy Hill.
Newspapers Published in Windy Hill ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windy Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windy Hill, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windy Hill.
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 either 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 Windy Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Orange County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Montgomery 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windy Hill) 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 Windy Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |