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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 Catherine Furnace (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 Catherine Furnace. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Catherine Furnace is located in Page 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 Page County: Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Catherine Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Catherine Furnace:
- Page County (The home county of Catherine Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Verbena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leaksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Cedarmere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Mountfair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Advance Mills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Free Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Grottoes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weyers Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sampson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Crimora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Griffinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Waylands Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Kinderhook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Amicus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Quinque
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Dawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Syria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tryme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Aroda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Sperryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rediviva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Slate Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Plains Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Lacey Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Mayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Daphna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Massanutten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Cootes Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Cherry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Edom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Mount Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Edinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orkney Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Calvary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seven Fountains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Overall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Mathias
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peru
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Catherine Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Catherine Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Catherine Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catherine Furnace.
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 Catherine Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Catherine Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rinaca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Comer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Way Church of God in Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leaks Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Longs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Zirkle / Driver Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
- The Bethlehem UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martz Cemetery
- Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Catherine Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Catherine Furnace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Catherine Furnace, with the one closest to Catherine Furnace listed first.
- Grove Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Hill is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Ingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingham is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Honeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Honeyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Alma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Tenth Legion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
- Mauzy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Verbena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- New Market Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Market Station is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Station
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leaksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Mayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Lacey Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Catherine Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catherine Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Catherine Furnace ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catherine Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catherine Furnace, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Catherine Furnace.
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 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 Catherine Furnace:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Page County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Culpeper County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Madison County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Hardy 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catherine Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Catherine Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |