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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 Dooms (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 Dooms. 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 hospitals 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.

Dooms is located in Augusta County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties 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 Dooms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dooms:

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Dooms)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Crimora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sampson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Lyndhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherando
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
    • Stuarts Draft
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grottoes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jolivue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
    • Weyers Cave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Arbor Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
      • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Foothill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Yancey Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • White Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Mountfair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • Batesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Boonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • North Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ednam Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Covesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Amicus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amicus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <1>
    • Kinderhook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Afton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Onan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Durrett Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
    • Old Myndus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
    • Faber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockfish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
    • Jonesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
    • Massies Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
      • Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Verbena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Shenandoah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <1>
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Marlbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
    • Brownsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Cross Keys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • North River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • McGaheysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGaheysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <1>
    • Bridgewater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanetta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Berrytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Keezletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Massanutten
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
      • Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <1>
    • Spring Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
    • Rushville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Dooms ...

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 Dooms.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dooms, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dooms.

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 Dooms:

Cemeteries Near Dooms ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dooms.

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 Dooms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hildebrand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildebrand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildebrand Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Augusta Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Augusta Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augusta Memorial Gardens
  • Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (366 more) ...
    • Old Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dooms had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Madrid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
  • Hermitage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
  • Sampson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Sampson is located in Augusta County
  • Afton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
  • Ladd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Ladd is located in Augusta County
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
  • Fishersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Lyndhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Nelson County
  • Harriston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
    • Harriston is located in Augusta County
  • Annex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Onan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Yancey Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dooms) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dooms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1090, Longitude: -78.8575       In this case, the coordinates for Dooms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Dooms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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