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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 Linville (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 Linville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Linville is located in Rockingham County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rockingham County: Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy (WV) & Pendleton (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Linville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linville:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Linville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Edom
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Melrose
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Lacey Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Cherry Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
    • Daphna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • Singers Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
      • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
    • Mayland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • New Erection
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
      • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
    • Broadway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Turleytown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
      • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Keezletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Coakley Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Boonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Mountfair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • White Hall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Weyers Cave
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Grottoes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Solon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
    • Parnassus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Sampson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Crimora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Churchville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Brand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <2>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Amicus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amicus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <2>
    • Quinque
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Highland County
    • Palo Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Syria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolftown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <2>
    • Ruth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
    • Verbena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
    • Leaksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Marksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Rileyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Orkney Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
      • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <2>
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
    • Edinburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia Furnace
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Calvary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Woodstock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Mathias
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lost City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <2>
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.
    • Fort Seybert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Brandywine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Propstburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Sugar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Kline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Ruddle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruddle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
      • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Zigler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zigler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
      • Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linville, see our County-by-County Page for Linville.

Newspapers Published in Linville ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Linville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Linville:

Cemeteries Near Linville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linville.

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 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 Linville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.

  • Linville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Former name for Linville Cemetery:
    • Linville Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linville Cemetery
  • Huffman / Flick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lindale Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Herwin Chapel EUB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Baldwin Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Edom Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • John Lincoln Family Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Family Cemetery
  • Brenneman Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Antioch UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cromer Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cromer Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cromer Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (346 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Linville had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Linville, with the one closest to Linville listed first.

  • Edom
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Edom is located in Rockingham County
  • Melrose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
  • Green Mount
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
    • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
  • Cherry Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
  • Lacey Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
  • Singers Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
    • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
  • Paulington ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulington
    • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
  • Mayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
    • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
  • Mount Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clinton
    • Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County
  • Oakwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Mauzy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauzy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
    • Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
  • Broadway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dale Enterprise
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Enterprise
      • Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham County
    • Keezletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tenth Legion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenth Legion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
      • Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Linville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Linville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Linville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5194, Longitude: -78.8381    
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Linville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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