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 Christian (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 Christian. 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.
Christian is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Christian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christian:
- Augusta County (The home county of Christian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Chapin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- West Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Parnassus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Middlebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jolivue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Craigsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Foothill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Yancey Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Crozet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mountfair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Batesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst County
- Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Yost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Burnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Millboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Bath Alum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- McDowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Clover Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Hightown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Meadowdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Afton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Onan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adial
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Bryant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Brownsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marlbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Kerrs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- East Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Spring Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Bridgewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Briery Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Mount Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Ottobine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Clover Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Dayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Coakley Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Hinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Moyers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Harper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Propstburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Brandywine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christian, see our County-by-County Page for Christian.
Cemeteries Near Christian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christian.
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 Christian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glebe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Schutterie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thornrose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Augusta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Staunton National Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Christian in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Christian.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Christian, with the one closest to Christian listed first.
- Buffalo Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- North Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Mountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Swoope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Churchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferrol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrol is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrol
- Snyder
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Lone Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Fountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fountain
- Arbor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Augusta Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta Springs is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Springs
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- West Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middlebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Folly Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Parnassus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christian.
Newspapers Published in Christian ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christian, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christian.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Christian:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Bath County
- Harrisonburg City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- Pendleton 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> | 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- Christian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Christian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |