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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 Dale Enterprise (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 Dale Enterprise. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy (WV) & Pendleton (WV).

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

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Dale Enterprise)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • New Erection
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
    • Hinton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Coakley Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
    • Dayton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Rushville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Green Mount
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
    • Clover Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
    • Lilly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Bridgewater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ottobine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
    • Edom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Mount Crawford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • Boonesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Cedarmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Mountfair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • White Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Crozet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Foothill Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Free Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Yancey Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • Mount Solon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
    • Grottoes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parnassus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Verona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sampson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Churchville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crimora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Brand
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • West Augusta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • West Augusta is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
    • Dooms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Fishersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Kinderhook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Amicus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • Palo Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • McDowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
  • Nelson County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Verbena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Stanley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Leaksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Marksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Luray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • New Market
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Orkney Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Clifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rinkerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
    • Mount Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jerome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Grant County (WV)
    • Seemly ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Seemly is located in Grant County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • Peru
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Mathias
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dale Enterprise, with the one closest to Dale Enterprise listed first.
    • Brandywine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Propstburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
    • Fort Seybert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
    • Sugar Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Moyers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Franklin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Ruddle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
    • Kline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kline is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
    • Zigler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
    • Harper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper

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

Cemeteries Near Dale Enterprise ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dale Enterprise.

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 Dale Enterprise - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dale Enterprise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dale Enterprise had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Rushville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Dayton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
  • Mount Clinton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clinton
  • Green Mount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
  • Lilly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Clover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
  • Ottobine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
  • Bridgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Spring Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Mount Crawford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
    • Massanetta Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Edom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dale Enterprise ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dale Enterprise.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dale Enterprise. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dale Enterprise and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dale Enterprise.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Dale Enterprise.

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 Dale Enterprise:

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>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 Dale Enterprise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dale Enterprise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.