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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 Athlone (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 Athlone. 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.

Athlone 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 Athlone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Athlone:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Athlone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Lacey Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Mayland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Melrose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Daphna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daphna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • Plains Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Broadway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Linville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Timberville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Massanutten
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
      • Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <2>
    • Edom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Elkton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
    • Cherry Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Cedarmere
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Boonesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville 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
    • Free Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Advance Mills Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • White Hall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Earlysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <2>
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Weyers Cave
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Solon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sampson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Parnassus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooms
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Amicus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Dawsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Syria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolftown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <2>
    • Ruth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Peola Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Tryme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
    • Aroda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Marksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Rileyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Sperryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Slate Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Rediviva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Scrabble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
    • Woodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • New Market
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Clifton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Rinkerton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Orkney Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Edinburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
    • Columbia Furnace
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Willow Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
    • Calvary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Woodstock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Overall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
      • Overall is located in Warren County
    • Bentonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Mathias
      (25 miles [40.2 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.<3> 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>
    • Peru
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Athlone, with the one closest to Athlone listed first.
    • Fort Seybert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Brandywine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Propstburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Athlone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Athlone.

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

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

  • Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
    • The Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountain Valley Cemetery
    • Mountain Valley Church Cemetery
  • Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jacob Sellers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jacob Sellers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Barley Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barley Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barley Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Flook Armentrout Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flook Armentrout Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Flook Armentrout Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Brock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Athens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Athens Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Old Athens Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Athens Church Cemetery
    • The Old Athens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Longs Chapel Cemetery
  • Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
    • The Bethlehem UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Martz Cemetery
  • Continue List   (363 more) ...
    • Lacey Spring Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Harrison Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harrison Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526300 <4>

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>

While we didn't find Athlone in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Athlone.

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

  • Oakwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Mauzy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauzy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
    • Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
  • Tenth Legion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenth Legion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
    • Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
  • Lacey Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
  • Paulington ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulington
    • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
  • Melrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
  • Shenandoah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Grove Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Page County
  • Mayland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
    • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
  • Verbena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Verbena is located in Page County
  • Ingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
    • Ingham is located in Page County
  • New Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Broadway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Linville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Timberville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Athlone ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Athlone.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Athlone, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Athlone.

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 Athlone:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Athlone. 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>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.
<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 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.
<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>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 Athlone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Athlone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athlone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5360, Longitude: -78.7061       In this case, the coordinates for Athlone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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