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 Alpine (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 Alpine. 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.
Alpine is located in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Alpine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alpine:
- Shenandoah County (The home county of Alpine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Mount Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orkney Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Columbia Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Cedarmere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Grottoes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weyers Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Culpeper County
- Griffinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Kinderhook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amicus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Syria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Hood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tryme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Leaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Luray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Shenandoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Verbena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Rileyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Sperryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rediviva
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Chester Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Plains Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Timberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Daphna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Lacey Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Cootes Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Tunis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Turleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Cherry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Fulks Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Edom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Overall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Waterlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Viscose City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Front Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Grant County (WV)
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seemly is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Mathias
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Wardensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- Fort Seybert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alpine, see our County-by-County Page for Alpine.
Cemeteries Near Alpine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpine.
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 Alpine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alpine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Central Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- The St. Matthews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformation Cemetery
- Reformation Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #947159 <2>
- Thomas Family Cemetery #2
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Billheimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bible Way Church of God in Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zirkle / Driver Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Longs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Our Soldiers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Alpine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alpine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alpine, with the one closest to Alpine listed first.
- New Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quicksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Market Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Market Station is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Station
- Mount Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Rinkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alma is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Leaksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Timberville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Honeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honeyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Mount Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Hawkinstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawkinstown is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tenth Legion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alpine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alpine.
Newspapers Published in Alpine ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alpine, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alpine.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Alpine:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Shenandoah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Culpeper County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Warren County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Pendleton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Alpine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Alpine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |