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 Collierstown (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 Collierstown. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Collierstown 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 Collierstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collierstown:
- Rockbridge County (The home county of Collierstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Kerrs Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- East Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Fancy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Red Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Buffalo Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Natural Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Iron Gate
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rich Patch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Moss Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Allwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pedlar Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Sandidges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Lowesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Monitor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Craigsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Steeles Tavern
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Chapin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Millboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yost
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Carloover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Bath Alum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Healing Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Mitchelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Mountain Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bolar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Waugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Coleman Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Peaksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Cifax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Abert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Montvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Villamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Boonsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Gala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Rocky Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Salt Petre Cave
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Haden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Strom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Buchanan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Lithia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Oriskany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Covington City
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collierstown, see our County-by-County Page for Collierstown.
Cemeteries Near Collierstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collierstown.
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 Collierstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collierstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Collierstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moreland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moreland Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983694 <2>
- Union View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodbar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deacons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pullen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Monmouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrs Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (146 more) ...
- Hartbarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Collierstown had a population of 376 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collierstown, with the one closest to Collierstown listed first.
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Murat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murat is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Rapps Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rapps Mill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapps Mill
- Fancy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- East Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- California
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- California is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Crane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crane is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Copeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Griffith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Buffalo Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Longdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Natural Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collierstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collierstown.
Newspapers Published in Collierstown ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collierstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collierstown, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collierstown.
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 helpful 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 Collierstown:
- 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
- Covington City
- Lexington 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> | 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 Collierstown, 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- Collierstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |