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 Virginia (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 Virginia. 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.
Virginia is located in Bates County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bates County: Linn (KS), Miami (KS), Cass, Henry, Saint Clair & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Virginia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Virginia:
- Bates County (The home county of Virginia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Amoret
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <2>
- Worland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Passaic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - New Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Merwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Burdett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Burdett is located in Bates County
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Adrian is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <2>
- Hume
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Rich Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <2>
- Drexel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Drexel is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drexel <2>
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Main City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Archie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Archie is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archie <2>
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Freeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Freeman is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <2>
- West Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
- West Line is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Lake Annette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
- Lake Annette is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <2>
- Harrisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Harrisonville is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <2>
- Creighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
- Creighton is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creighton <2>
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
- Urich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urich
- Urich is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urich <2>
- Saint Clair County
- Appleton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton City
- Appleton City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appleton City <2>
- Appleton City
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Metz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Stotesbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stotesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Horton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Richards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Schell City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell City
- Schell City is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schell City <2>
- Harwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Walker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Bourbon County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Mapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Devon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
- Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linn County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Pleasanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <2>
- Linn Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Valley
- Linn Valley is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
- La Cygne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Cygne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cygne
- La Cygne is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Cygne <2>
- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Mound City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <2>
- Cadmus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Cadmus is located in Linn County (KS)
- Critzer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Goodrich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Goodrich is located in Linn County (KS)
- Parker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Linn County (KS)
- Blue Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
- Miami County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Jingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jingo
- Jingo is located in Miami County (KS)
- New Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lancaster
- New Lancaster is located in Miami County (KS)
- Fontana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Block
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block
- Block is located in Miami County (KS)
- Louisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
- Former name for Louisburg:
- New Saint Lewis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <2>
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Miami County (KS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
- Osawatomie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osawatomie
- Osawatomie is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,223 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osawatomie <2>
- Paola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paola
- Paola is located in Miami County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paola <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Virginia, see our County-by-County Page for Virginia.
Newspapers Published in Virginia ...
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 186 newspapers that have been published in the area around Virginia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Virginia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Virginia.
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 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 Virginia:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Bates County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Clair County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bourbon County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Miami County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cass County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Bates County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Bates County
Cemeteries Near Virginia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Virginia.
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 Virginia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Virginia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginia Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Benjamin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benjamin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benjamin Cemetery
- Woofin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woofin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woofin Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Walley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walley Cemetery
- East Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Virginia had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Virginia, with the one closest to Virginia listed first.
- Mulberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Nyhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Amoret
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Rucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Worland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <2>
- New Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Cornland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
- Passaic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Athol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Merwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwin
- Merwin is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Trading Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trading Post have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Post
- Trading Post is located in Linn County (KS)
- Sprague
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Merwin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Virginia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Virginia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Virginia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Virginia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Virginia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2670, Longitude: -94.4958 In this case, the coordinates for Virginia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Virginia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |