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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 Bath Alum (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 Bath Alum. 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 and hospitals 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.

Bath Alum is located in Bath 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 Bath County: Alleghany, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Pocahontas (WV).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Bath Alum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bath Alum.

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

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

  • Warm Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warm Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warm Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bratton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bratton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bratton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burnsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sively Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sively Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Pines Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Pines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stony Run Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stony Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stony Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lightner Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Big Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Walton Memorial Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Central Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Bath Alum had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Warm Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Millboro Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millboro Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro Springs
    • Millboro Springs is located in Bath County
  • Green Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
    • Green Valley is located in Bath County
  • Hot Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Bath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <1>
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
    • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fort Lewis
    • From Bath Alum to Fort Lewis
  • Cowardin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
    • Cowardin is located in Bath County
  • Millboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Healing Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Bath County
  • Yost
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shanklin ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
      • Shanklin is located in Bath County
    • Callison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
      • Callison is located in Bath County
    • Copeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Bath County

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

Newspapers Published in Bath Alum ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bath Alum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bath Alum, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bath Alum.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bath Alum:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bath Alum. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>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.
<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 Bath Alum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Bath Alum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bath Alum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0492, Longitude: -79.7187       In this case, the coordinates for Bath Alum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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