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 Chimney Run (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 Chimney Run. 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.
Chimney Run is located in Bath 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 Bath County: Alleghany, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Pocahontas (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Chimney Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chimney Run:
- Bath County (The home county of Chimney Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Warm Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mitchelltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Bath Alum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Healing Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bolar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Millboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carloover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Griffith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Clifton Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Moss Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Marble Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Craigsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Deerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Chapin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- West Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Strom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Covington City
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Clover Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Meadowdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- McDowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Goshen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Brownsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Neola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Huntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Marlinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sitlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Buckeye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Edray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Cass
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chimney Run, see our County-by-County Page for Chimney Run.
Cemeteries Near Chimney Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chimney Run.
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 Chimney Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chimney Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burnsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Run Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lightner Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bratton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (82 more) ...
- Big Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gragg Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Chimney Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chimney Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chimney Run, with the one closest to Chimney Run listed first.
- Warm Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bath Alum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Hot Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunrise is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Callison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callison is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Healing Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Millboro Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millboro Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Green Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Bolar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Millboro
(12 miles [19.3 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 Chimney Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chimney Run.
Newspapers Published in Chimney Run ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chimney Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chimney Run, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chimney Run.
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 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 Chimney Run:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bath County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Augusta County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Pocahontas 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> | 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> | 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 Chimney Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chimney Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |