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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 Dogwood Hill (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 Dogwood Hill. 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.

Newspapers Published in Dogwood Hill ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dogwood Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogwood Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dogwood Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dogwood Hill:

Cemeteries Near Dogwood Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogwood Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Thornrose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hospital Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospital Cemetery
  • Staunton National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staunton National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staunton National Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
  • Croft Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croft Cemetery
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
  • Hunters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Cemetery
  • Mt. Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery
  • Schutterie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cline Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (255 more) ...
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Augusta Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Memorial Gardens
    • Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Dogwood Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogwood Hill.

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

  • Folly Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
    • Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
  • Snyder
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
    • Snyder is located in Augusta County
  • Mint Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
    • Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
  • Brand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Brand is located in Augusta County
  • Arbor Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
    • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
  • Barterbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barterbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
    • Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
  • Annex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
  • Verona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Avis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
    • Avis is located in Augusta County
  • Fishersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
    • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <5>
  • Stuarts Draft
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Churchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Swoope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swoope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoope
      • Swoope is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoope <5>
    • Ladd
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
      • Ladd is located in Augusta County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dogwood Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogwood Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dogwood Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1412, Longitude: -79.0761       In this case, the coordinates for Dogwood Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Dogwood Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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