The location of Arden
Our Genealogy Helper for Arden ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool that can help us with planning our trips.
- That it also helps us to understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
By learning about Arden (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 Arden. 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.
It's still very early in our research, but as we gather more information it will be added to this page.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Arden is located in Berkeley County.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Berkeley County: Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Jefferson & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Arden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arden:
| Dir | Distance | ||
| Berkeley (The home county for Arden) | |||
| Inwood [Map] | S | 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> | |
| Martinsburg [Map] | NE | 4 miles [6.4 km] | |
| Bunker Hill [Map] | S | 5 miles [8 km] | |
| Baker Heights [Map] | E | 6 miles [9.7 km] | |
| Hedgesville [Map] | N | 9 miles [14.5 km] | |
| Bedington [Map] | NE | 10 miles [16.1 km] | |
| Falling Waters [Map] | NE | 12 miles [19.3 km] | |
| Scrabble [Map] | NE | 12 miles [19.3 km] | |
| Hampshire | |||
| Capon Bridge [Map] | W | 22 miles [35.4 km] | |
| Slanesville [Map] | W | 25 miles [40.2 km] | |
| Augusta [Map] | W | 32 miles [51.5 km] | |
| Three Churches [Map] | W | 32 miles [51.5 km] | |
| Ritters [Map] | W | 36 miles [57.9 km] | |
| Romney [Map] | W | 38 miles [61.2 km] | |
| Hardy | |||
| Wardensville [Map] | SW | 37 miles [59.5 km] | |
| Jefferson | |||
| Bardane [Map] | E | 10 miles [16.1 km] | |
| Jefferson Village [Map] | SE | 10 miles [16.1 km] | |
| Shepherdstown [Map] | E | 12 miles [19.3 km] | |
| Ranson [Map] | SE | 12 miles [19.3 km] | |
| Charles Town [Map] | SE | 13 miles [20.9 km] | |
| Bolivar [Map] | E | 16 miles [25.7 km] | |
| Bloomery [Map] | SE | 16 miles [25.7 km] | |
| Kabletown [Map] | SE | 16 miles [25.7 km] | |
| Harpers Ferry [Map] | E | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
| Lower Town [Map] | E | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
| Mineral | |||
| Fort Ashby [Map] | W | 39 miles [62.8 km] | |
| Morgan | |||
| Bath [Map] | NW | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
| Berryville [Map] | NW | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
| Magnolia [Map] | NW | 22 miles [35.4 km] | |
| Paw Paw [Map] | W | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Allegany (MD) | |||
| Little Orleans (MD) [Map] | NW | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Keifers (MD) [Map] | W | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Oldtown (MD) [Map] | W | 31 miles [49.9 km] | |
| Flintstone (MD) [Map] | NW | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Spring Gap (MD) [Map] | W | 37 miles [59.5 km] | |
| Frederick (MD) | |||
| Knoxville (MD) [Map] | E | 21 miles [33.8 km] | |
| Burkittsville (MD) [Map] | E | 22 miles [35.4 km] | |
| Brunswick (MD) [Map] | E | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Rosemont (MD) [Map] | E | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Boss Arnold Village (MD) [Map] | E | 25 miles [40.2 km] | |
| Myersville (MD) [Map] | E | 26 miles [41.8 km] | |
| Jefferson (MD) [Map] | E | 27 miles [43.5 km] | |
| Middletown (MD) [Map] | E | 27 miles [43.5 km] | |
| Braddock Heights (MD) [Map] | E | 28 miles [45.1 km] | |
| Point-of-Rocks (MD) [Map] | E | 28 miles [45.1 km] | |
| Potomac Village (MD) [Map] | E | 28 miles [45.1 km] | |
| Adamstown Village (MD) [Map] | E | 29 miles [46.7 km] | |
| Montgomery (MD) | |||
| Dickerson (MD) [Map] | E | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Barnesville (MD) [Map] | E | 37 miles [59.5 km] | |
| Beallsville (MD) [Map] | SE | 37 miles [59.5 km] | |
| Poolesville (MD) [Map] | SE | 38 miles [61.2 km] | |
| Washington (MD) | |||
| Big Pool (MD) [Map] | N | 14 miles [22.5 km] | |
| Sharpsburg (MD) [Map] | E | 15 miles [24.1 km] | |
| Clear Spring (MD) [Map] | N | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
| Fairplay (MD) [Map] | NE | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
| Williamsport (MD) [Map] | NE | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
| Saint James (MD) [Map] | NE | 18 miles [29 km] | |
| Eakles Mills (MD) [Map] | E | 19 miles [30.6 km] | |
| Keedysville (MD) [Map] | E | 19 miles [30.6 km] | |
| Breathedsville (MD) [Map] | NE | 19 miles [30.6 km] | |
| Wilson-Conococheague (MD) [Map] | NE | 19 miles [30.6 km] | |
| Brownsville (MD) [Map] | E | 20 miles [32.2 km] | |
| Halfway (MD) [Map] | NE | 20 miles [32.2 km] | |
| Bedford (PA) | |||
| Purcell (PA) [Map] | NW | 30 miles [48.3 km] | |
| Rainsburg (PA) [Map] | NW | 40 miles [64.4 km] | |
| Franklin (PA) | |||
| Mercersburg (PA) [Map] | N | 29 miles [46.7 km] | |
| Greencastle (PA) [Map] | NE | 30 miles [48.3 km] | |
| Waynecastle (PA) [Map] | NE | 32 miles [51.5 km] | |
| Rouzerville (PA) [Map] | NE | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Wayne Heights (PA) [Map] | NE | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Waynesboro (PA) [Map] | NE | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Fort Loudon (PA) [Map] | N | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Cashtown (PA) [Map] | NE | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Marion (PA) [Map] | NE | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Pen Mar (PA) [Map] | NE | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Beartown (PA) [Map] | NE | 36 miles [57.9 km] | |
| Blue Ridge Summit (PA) [Map] | NE | 37 miles [59.5 km] | |
| Fulton (PA) | |||
| Websters Mill (PA) [Map] | N | 30 miles [48.3 km] | |
| McConnellsburg (PA) [Map] | N | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Harrisonville (PA) [Map] | N | 39 miles [62.8 km] | |
| Clarke (VA) | |||
| Gaylord (VA) [Map] | S | 16 miles [25.7 km] | |
| Berryville (VA) [Map] | S | 18 miles [29 km] | |
| Boyce (VA) [Map] | S | 22 miles [35.4 km] | |
| Waterloo (VA) [Map] | S | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Frogtown (VA) [Map] | S | 24 miles [38.6 km] | |
| White Post (VA) [Map] | S | 24 miles [38.6 km] | |
| Berrys (VA) [Map] | S | 26 miles [41.8 km] | |
| Fauquier (VA) | |||
| Petersburg (VA) [Map] | S | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Markham (VA) [Map] | S | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Zulla (VA) [Map] | SE | 36 miles [57.9 km] | |
| Marshall (VA) [Map] | S | 39 miles [62.8 km] | |
| Belvoir (VA) - Historic [Map] | S | 40 miles [64.4 km] | |
| The Plains (VA) [Map] | S | 40 miles [64.4 km] | |
| Frederick (VA) | |||
| White Hall (VA) [Map] | SW | 10 miles [16.1 km] | |
| Welltown (VA) [Map] | SW | 12 miles [19.3 km] | |
| Nordic Village (VA) [Map] | SW | 16 miles [25.7 km] | |
| Echo Village (VA) [Map] | S | 21 miles [33.8 km] | |
| Day - Mar Village (VA) [Map] | SW | 21 miles [33.8 km] | |
| Stephens City (VA) [Map] | SW | 24 miles [38.6 km] | |
| Middletown (VA) [Map] | SW | 29 miles [46.7 km] | |
| Loudoun (VA) | |||
| Hillsboro (VA) [Map] | SE | 22 miles [35.4 km] | |
| Bolington (VA) [Map] | SE | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Lovettsville (VA) [Map] | SE | 23 miles [37 km] | |
| Round Hill (VA) [Map] | SE | 24 miles [38.6 km] | |
| Purcellville (VA) [Map] | SE | 26 miles [41.8 km] | |
| Hamilton (VA) [Map] | SE | 28 miles [45.1 km] | |
| White Pump (VA) [Map] | SE | 28 miles [45.1 km] | |
| Lucketts (VA) [Map] | SE | 30 miles [48.3 km] | |
| Leesburg (VA) [Map] | SE | 33 miles [53.1 km] | |
| Middleburg (VA) [Map] | SE | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Belmont (VA) [Map] | SE | 37 miles [59.5 km] | |
| Lansdowne (VA) [Map] | SE | 37 miles [59.5 km] | |
| Shenandoah (VA) | |||
| Strasburg (VA) [Map] | SW | 33 miles [53.1 km] | |
| Toms Brook (VA) [Map] | SW | 38 miles [61.2 km] | |
| Warren (VA) | |||
| Reliance (VA) [Map] | S | 30 miles [48.3 km] | |
| Riverton (VA) [Map] | S | 33 miles [53.1 km] | |
| Front Royal (VA) [Map] | S | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Royal Village (VA) [Map] | S | 34 miles [54.7 km] | |
| Viscose City (VA) [Map] | S | 35 miles [56.3 km] | |
| Winchester City (VA) | |||
| Winchester (VA) [Map] | S | 17 miles [27.4 km] | |
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arden, see our County-by-County Page for Arden.
Cemeteries Near Arden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arden.
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.
If you click on the [Map] that follows each cemetery's name, a Google map will open showing a satellite view of the area where the cemetery is located. We have tried to place the cemetery in the center of the map, but we're still working on our data and the map might not not be centered properly. If you don't see the cemetery right away, try zooming-in. Usually, but not always, you can see the outline of the cemetery or some of the headstones.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
Newspapers Published in Arden ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arden, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arden.
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 Arden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arden, with the one closest to Arden listed first.
| Inwood [Map] | |
| - | Located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the South (S) from Arden |
| - | Inwood had a post office and railroad service |
| Darkesville [Map] | |
| - | Located 3 miles [4.8 km] to the South Southeast (SSE) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 288 people |
| - | Darkesville had a post office and railroad service |
| Gerrardstown [Map] | |
| - | Located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Southwest (SW) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 250 people |
| - | Gerrardstown had a post office and no railroad service |
| Martinsburg [Map] | |
| - | Located 4 miles [6.4 km] to the Northeast (NE) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 7,226 people (with 17,404 people in 2017) |
| - | Martinsburg had a post office and railroad service |
| Bunker Hill [Map] | |
| - | Located 5 miles [8 km] to the South (S) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 98 people |
| - | Bunker Hill had a post office and railroad service |
| Jones Springs [Map] | |
| - | Located 5 miles [8 km] to the North Northwest (NNW) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 74 people |
| - | Jones Springs had a post office and no railroad service |
| Shanghai [Map] | |
| - | Located 5 miles [8 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 49 people |
| - | Shanghai had a post office and no railroad service |
| Ganotown [Map] | |
| - | Located 5 miles [8 km] to the West (W) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 52 people |
| - | Ganotown had a post office and no railroad service |
| Glengary [Map] | |
| - | Located 6 miles [9.7 km] to the West Southwest (WSW) from Arden |
| - | 1895 population of 27 people |
| - | Glengary had a post office and no railroad service |
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arden. The list can be found on our page for Communities Neighboring Arden in the 1890's.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to all and free to view - although it should be mentioned that they might link to other websites which do charge.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Arden:
These websites are specific to West Virginia:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Website for the West Virginia State Archives
Not to be confused with the official state website, we've found the Digital State Archives website for the State of West Virginia to be a good source for additional links.
These pages are specific to Berkeley County:
| Cyndi's List | Family Search | Genealogy Trails |
Genealogy information for nearby counties:
Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia:
| Cyndi's List: | Cemeteries of West Virginia, Cemeteries of Berkeley County |
| Cemetery Junction: | Directory for West Virginia |
| FamilySearch.org: | Cemetery Wiki for West Virginia |
| Find-A-Grave: | Home Page |
| Internment.net: | Cemeteries for West Virginia, for Berkeley County |
Of Special Interest ...
The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
| Disaster Stories from West Virginia |
| Also see Disaster Stories for ... |
| Maryland |
| Pennsylvania |
| Virginia |
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arden) to Point B. If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Arden. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Arden Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4152, Longitude: -78.0434 [Map]. |
| <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 Arden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |