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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Almond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Almond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Almond, please Contact Us.

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 Almond (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 Almond. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Almond is historic, it would have been located within present day Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy (WV) & Pendleton (WV).

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

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Almond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • McGaheysville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Berrytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Montevideo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Massanutten
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goods Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Swift Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Elkton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
    • Keezletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Cross Keys
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • North River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Boonesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Cedarmere
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Mountfair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • White Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Free Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Earlysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Crozet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Foothill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Advance Mills Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Advance Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Logan Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sampson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Crimora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Verona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Solon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fishersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parnassus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Brand
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
    • Jolivue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Charlottesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Kinderhook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Stanardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Quinque
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Dawsonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Hood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wolftown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ruth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Syria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Aroda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Radiant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Burnt Tree
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Peola Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
    • Tryme
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Afton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Durrett Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • Verbena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Stanley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Leaksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Luray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Almond, with the one closest to Almond listed first.
    • New Market
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Mount Jackson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rinkerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
    • Mount Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Almond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Almond.

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 Almond - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Almond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.

Almond itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • McGaheysville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lynnwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Montevideo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
  • Port Republic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Goods Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
  • Swift Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
  • Elkton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
  • Keezletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Massanetta Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
  • Cross Keys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
  • Friedens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Friedens is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Paulington ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulington
    • Boonesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Harriston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harriston is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston

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

Newspapers Published in Almond ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Almond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Almond, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Almond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Almond:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Almond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 from Point A (ie- Almond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.