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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 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.

Dooms 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 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)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Fishersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lyndhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Brand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Verona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherando
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • 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)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Weyers Cave
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Arbor Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • 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)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Crozet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Yancey Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • White Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Mountfair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Batesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Ivy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Free Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • North Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedarmere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Covesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • 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)
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • 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)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Fluvanna County
    • Antioch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
      (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)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Durrett Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Old Myndus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Faber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Tyro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rockfish
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Jonesboro
      (23 miles [37 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 Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Verbena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Marlbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
    • Brownsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Dooms, with the one closest to Dooms listed first.
    • Goods Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • 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)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Montevideo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • McGaheysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bridgewater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Berrytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • Keezletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Massanutten
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • 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.

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.

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

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)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
  • Hildebrand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Augusta Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (373 more) ...
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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>

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)
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Hermitage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Sampson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Afton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ladd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladd is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Fishersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyndhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Avon is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Harriston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harriston is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Annex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lipscomb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Onan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Yancey Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills

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.

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]<2>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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