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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 Cedar Grove (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 Cedar Grove. 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.

Name Variations for Cedar Grove ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Cedargrove.

  • A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Cedar Grove is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).

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

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

Cemeteries Near Cedar Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Grove.

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 Cedar Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Yeakley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeakley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeakley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upper Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Stone Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Stone Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Stone Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Grange Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Grange Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gainesboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gainesboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gainesboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Meeting House Graveyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Meeting House Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Meeting House Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hodgson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodgson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodgson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Milburn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (274 more) ...

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 Cedar Grove had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Nain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nain
    • Nain is located in Frederick County
  • White Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Grimes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grimes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
    • Grimes is located in Frederick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grimes
    • From Cedar Grove to Grimes
  • Gainesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
    • Gainesboro is located in Frederick County
  • Stephenson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
    • Stephenson is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <1>
  • Hayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
    • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
  • Clear Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Brook
    • Clear Brook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Brook <1>
  • Rest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
    • Rest is located in Frederick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rest
    • From Cedar Grove to Rest
  • De Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Haven
    • De Haven is located in Frederick County
  • Siler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brucetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brucetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown
    • Brucetown is located in Frederick County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Grove ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Grove, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Grove.

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 Cedar Grove:

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

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 Cedar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2684, Longitude: -78.1892    









 

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