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 Bergton (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 Bergton. 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 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.
Bergton 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 Bergton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bergton:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Bergton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Criders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
- Tunis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Fulks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Cootes Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Turleytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Timberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Singers Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Plains Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Daphna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Mayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Edom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Mount Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokesville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Leaksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Marksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Kimball
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Orkney Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Rinkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maurertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seemly is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Dorcas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Pansy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Seymourville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Arthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Hopeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lahmansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Maysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Medley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Mathias
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Lost City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durgon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Fort Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Wardensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Fort Seybert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Kline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Brushy Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Ketterman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Brandywine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ruddle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Propstburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Macksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Zigler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Onego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Moyers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Randolph County (WV)
- Harperton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bergton, see our County-by-County Page for Bergton.
Cemeteries Near Bergton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bergton.
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 Bergton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bergton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Martin Luther Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fitzwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzwater Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fitzwater Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Fulks Run.
- Caplinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crab Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perry Moyers Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reedy Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reedy Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Fulks Run.
- Corbin Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Snyder Cemetery
- The Corbin Snyder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bennetts Run Cemetery
- Bethel Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Runion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Runion Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Broadway.
- The Runion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Runions Creek Cemetery
- Tunis Cemetery aka Runions Creek Cemetery
- Fawley - Fulk Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Fulk - Fawley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel EUB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Bergton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bergton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bergton, with the one closest to Bergton listed first.
- Criders
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
- Fulks Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Hepners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hepners is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepners
- Orkney Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mathias
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Cootes Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Timberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Mount Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Masonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masonville is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seemly is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fort Seybert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Cherry Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bergton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bergton.
Newspapers Published in Bergton ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bergton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bergton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bergton.
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 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 Bergton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Harrisonburg City
- Page County
- Shenandoah County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Pendleton County
- Randolph 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bergton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bergton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |