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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 Damtown (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 Damtown. 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.

Damtown 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 Damtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Damtown:

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Damtown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • Sampson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Verona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Weyers Cave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crimora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grottoes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fishersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dooms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Brand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Jolivue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Mount Solon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Churchville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • Mountfair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Foothill Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Crozet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • White Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Yancey Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Boonesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Cedarmere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Batesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Free Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ivy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ednam Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • Belmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Quinque
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Kinderhook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Highland County
    • Palo Alto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
  • Madison County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • Afton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Onan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Durrett Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Greenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Old Myndus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Tyro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Faber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jonesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • Verbena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • Davis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Brownsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damtown, with the one closest to Damtown listed first.
    • North River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Mount Crawford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Goods Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Bridgewater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Montevideo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Massanetta Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Spring Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Rushville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Keezletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McGaheysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • Sugar Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Damtown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Damtown.

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 Damtown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hildebrand Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (360 more) ...
    • Click Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cline Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Croft Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Damtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Damtown.

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

  • New Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Laurel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Mount Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Defiance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Annex
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Sampson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Verona
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Madrid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Harriston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Harriston is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Weyers Cave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stonewall is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fishersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dooms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Roman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Roman is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman

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

Newspapers Published in Damtown ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Damtown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Damtown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Damtown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Damtown:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Damtown) 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 Damtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.