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 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 occur.
Another variation: Cedargrove.
- A typical abbreviation for Cedar Grove: Cedar Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Grove.
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 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 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 Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County: Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt & Nelson.
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:
- Rockbridge County (The home county of Cedar Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Brownsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- East Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kerrs Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Marlbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buffalo Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Griffith
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Iron Gate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Allwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Pleasant View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Lowesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandidges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Pedlar Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Monitor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Amherst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Sweet Briar Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Steeles Tavern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spottswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Craigsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Marble Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Arbor Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Stuarts Draft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Millboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bath Alum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Burnsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Warm Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchelltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Healing Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Carloover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Bolar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Waugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coleman Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Abert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Boonsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Rocky Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Glen Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Gala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Haden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Salt Petre Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Strom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland County
- Clover Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Tyro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Massies Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Nellysford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Colleen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Lodebar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Old Myndus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Arrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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.
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 Cedar Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lexington.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Presbyterian Cemetery
- Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158181 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Little River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockbridge Memorial Gardens
(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 Cedar Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Grove, with the one closest to Cedar Grove listed first.
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Brownsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- East Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Cornwall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Midvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- South River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South River is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South River
- Marlbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Davis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Zack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zack is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Raphine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
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 44 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. 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 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 Cedar Grove:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rockbridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Nelson County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Grove) 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 Cedar Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |