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Frederick
County Virginia
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Providing FREE Genealogical Data For All!
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Hello and
welcome to the Genealogy Trails website for Frederick County, Virginia.
Our
goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing
genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use
of all researchers.
This is a continuation of our original, and highly successful,
Genealogy Trails Illinois History and Genealogy Project and we are
excited about this opportunity to expand into other states. We welcome
your feedback and comments, and of course, your data contributions. If
you have data that you would like to have posted on this website,
please contact me.
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You are welcome to browse the
information on these pages and at the many links provided to garner the
data needed to continue your research into your family history.
However, Please remember that this information, in many cases,
represents years of painstaking research on the part of myself, or the
many generous volunteers who have donated their information to this
site. You can show your respect for these efforts by not taking things
to use on other websites and/or to claim as your own. I thank you in
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A LITTLE INFORMATION ON FREDERICK COUNTY
VIRGINIA
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Frederick
County was established in 1743 out of Orange County. Frederick
Lewis, Prince of Wales and the oldest son of King George ll of Great
Britain, was the inspiration behind the name. Commander In Chief
of the Colonial Forces, General George Washington's headquarters were
in Winchester, Washington. Winchester changed hands between the
Union and Confederate Armies, about once every three weeks during the
war. Many battles were fought in Frederick County. Some of those
battles are:
1862 - March - First
Battle of Kernstown
1862 - May - First Battle of Winchester
1863 - June - Second Battle of Winchester
1864 - July - Second Battle of Kernstown
1864 - September - Third Battle of Winchester
1864 - October - Battle of Cedar Creek
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SURROUNDING
COUNTIES
Berkeley Co
WV - Clarke
Co VA - Hampshire
Co WV - Hardy
Co WV -
Morgan
Co WV - Warren
Co VA - Winchester
VA
NATIONAL PROTECTED
AREAS
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical park
George Washington National Forest
INCORPORATED TOWNS
Middletown - Stephens City
UNINCORPORATED
COMMUNITIES
Albin - Armel - Bartonsville - Brucetown - Burnt Factory - Cedar Grove
- Clear Brook - Cross Junction - DeHaven - Gainesboro - Good - Gore -
Gravel Springs - Green Spring - Grimes - Hayfield
Indian Hollow - Jordan Springs - Kernstown - Klines Mill - Leetown -
Lehew - Marlboro - McQuire
Meadow Mills - Mount Pleasant - Mount Williams - Mountain Falls
-Mountain Falls Park
Nain - Opequon - Parkins Mills - Rest - Reynolds Store - Ridings Mill -
Rock Enon Springs
Round Hill - Shawnee Land - Shockeysville - Siler - Star Tannery
Stephenson - Vaucluse - Welltown - Whitacre - White Hall - Wilde Acres
COUNTY SEAT:
Winchester
SOME OF THE HISTORIC
SITES IN FREDERICK COUNTY:
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historic Park
Fort Collier - Frederick County Courthouse - Frederick County Poor Farm
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