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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 Beldor (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 Beldor. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Beldor is located in 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 Beldor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beldor:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Beldor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Elkton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • McGaheysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Massanutten
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevideo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Goods Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Keezletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cross Keys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Melrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Lacey Spring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
    • North River
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Boonesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Cedarmere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Mountfair
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Free Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Advance Mills Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Advance Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Earlysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • White Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Logan Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
    • Gilbert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Hollymead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Jefferson Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sampson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Weyers Cave
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Crimora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Verona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Solon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fishersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Parnassus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Lyndhurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
    • Jolivue
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Waylands Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
    • Griffinsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem is located in Culpeper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Kinderhook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Stanardsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Amicus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Dawsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa County
    • Meltons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Hood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wolftown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ruth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Syria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Aroda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Radiant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Burnt Tree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Peola Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
    • Tryme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
    • Madison Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Afton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Durrett Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Madison Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Gordonsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Verbena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stanley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Marksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Leaksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Luray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Kimball
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Rileyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • Slate Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Scrabble
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
    • Sperryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beldor, with the one closest to Beldor listed first.
    • New Market
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Clifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
    • Rinkerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Beldor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beldor.

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

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

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

  • Baugher Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugher Family Cemetery
    • The Baugher Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Angus Baugher Family Cemetery
  • Baugher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Maiden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Asa Baugher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Williams Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Davis Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Daniel Baugher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shipp Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shipp Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Swift Run.
  • Sipe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Naylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Naylor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Elkton.
  • Ed Hensley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Hensley Cemetery
    • The Ed Hensley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hensley Family Cemetery
  • Yancey Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (417 more) ...
    • Wyatt Mtn. Mission Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elk Run Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • High Top Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Swift Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
  • Elkton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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 <1>
  • Almond ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Almond is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
  • McGaheysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boonesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
  • Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Furnace is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • McMullen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • McMullen is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
  • Verbena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Montevideo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
  • Lynnwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Amicus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Stanardsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fletcher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Fletcher is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Jollett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jollett is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollett
    • Shenandoah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Beldor ...

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 Beldor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beldor, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beldor.

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 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 Beldor:

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- Beldor) 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 Beldor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.