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 Yates Village (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 Yates Village. 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 Yates Village ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Yates Village: Yates Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Yates Village, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Yates Village may originally have been Yate's Village.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Yates Village might be written as Yate Village.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Yates Village is located in Fairfax 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 Fairfax County: Charles (MD), Montgomery (MD), Prince George's (MD), Arlington, Falls Church City, Loudoun & Prince William.
Below are the counties that are near Yates Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yates Village:
- Fairfax County (The home county of Yates Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franconia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- West Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Springfield is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- Rose Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Newington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Barcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Barcroft is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barcroft
- Fairfax Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Hills
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arlandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Arlington Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Garden City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Williamsburg Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Cherrydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
- Lyon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Colonial Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Riverwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Falls Church
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Brent Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broad Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Landmark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- King George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Hooes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hooes is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooes
- Somerset Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Beach
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ashburn Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Waxpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lansdowne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Woodbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Agnewville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Agnewville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnewville
- Lake Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marumsco Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco Village
- Dale City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minnieville is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnieville
- Buckhall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buckhall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhall
- Georgetown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Montclair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Canova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Aquia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aquia Harbour is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia Harbour
- King James Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Canterbury Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canterbury Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Village
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loy Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Loy Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Landing
- Willamsburg on the Potomac
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anne Arundel County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Pindell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pindell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindell
- Maryland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland City is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland City
- Greenock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenock is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
- Harwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Lothian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crofton Village Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton Village Green is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton Village Green
- Crofton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Stonegate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonegate Village is located in Anne Arundel County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate Village
- Calvert County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Apple Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Marlboro Towne is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Marlboro Towne
- Penwick Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Penwick Village is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwick Village
- Academy Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Academy Hill is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Hill
- Chaney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Abington Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abington Shores is located in Calvert County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Shores
- Charles County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Indian Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac Heights is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Heights
- Riverview Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Riverview Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Village
- Bryans Road
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Hampton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hampton Village
- Pomonkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Marbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marbury is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
- Freedom Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Mattawoman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
- Bennsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bennsville is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennsville
- Pomfret
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acton Village is located in Charles County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Village
- Howard County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leishear Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leishear Village
- North Laurel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Laurel is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Laurel
- Scaggsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond Village is located in Howard County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Village
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Brookmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookmont is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmont
- Glen Echo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cabin John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Chevy Chase Village
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Bethesda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradmoor is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradmoor
- Chevy Chase Section Five
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Chevy Chase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Landon Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Landon Village is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Village
- Chevy Chase Section Three
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chevy Chase Section Three is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Section Three
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Prince George's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Fort Foote Village
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Oxon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Accokeek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Marlow Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Temple Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Piscataway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataway is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piscataway
- Camp Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Suitland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Charlotte Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yates Village, see our County-by-County Page for Yates Village.
Cemeteries Near Yates Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yates Village.
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 Yates Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yates Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Devers / Tyler Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Schurtz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schurtz Cemetery
- The Schurtz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242933 <3>
- Sydenstricker Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Annandale UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gooding Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Remey Tomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pohick Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Accotink UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Struder Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shuters Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Yates Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yates Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yates Village, with the one closest to Yates Village listed first.
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franconia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ravensworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensworth is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensworth
- Annandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincolnia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincolnia is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnia
- Burke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Accotink
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Accotink is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accotink
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baileys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lorton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrifield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sideburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Dunn Loring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alexandria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yates Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yates Village.
Newspapers Published in Yates Village ...
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 Yates Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yates Village, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yates Village.
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 Yates Village:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fairfax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Fairfax City
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- King George County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Prince William County
- Stafford County
- Anne Arundel County
- Calvert County
- Charles County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Saint Mary's County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Yates Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Yates Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |