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 Avis (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 Avis. 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 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.
Avis is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Avis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avis:
- Augusta County (The home county of Avis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Stuarts Draft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jolivue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Lipscomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Brand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Middlebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fishersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sherando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Spottswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Steeles Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Yancey Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Crozet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Covesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Mountfair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- White Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- North Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Decca ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Ivy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alberene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Free Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lowesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Sandidges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Allwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Monitor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- New Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Yost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Millboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Clover Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- McDowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Afton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Onan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Tyro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adial
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Bryant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Old Myndus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Colleen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Brownsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marlbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Goshen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Buffalo Forge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Mount Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Cross Keys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Ottobine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Briery Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Clover Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Massanetta Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Montevideo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avis, see our County-by-County Page for Avis.
Cemeteries Near Avis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avis.
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 Avis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Greenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thornrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Croft Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glebe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Avis had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avis, with the one closest to Avis listed first.
- Mint Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Stuarts Draft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barterbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
- Folly Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Lipscomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Brand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Middlebrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lofton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Snyder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Ladd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Fishersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Sherando
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avis.
Newspapers Published in Avis ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avis, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avis.
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 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 Avis:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Bath County
- Buena Vista City
- Harrisonburg City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | 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- Avis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Avis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |