Our Genealogy Helper
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 Geer (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 Geer. 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 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.
Geer is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albemarle, Madison, Orange, Page & Rockingham.
Below are the counties that are near Geer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Geer:
- Greene County (The home county of Geer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Stanardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amicus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Kinderhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Quinque
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Dawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Cedarmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Advance Mills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Earlysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Free Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hollymead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Jefferson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Logan Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Burnley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Mountfair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Decca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Grottoes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sampson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Crimora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weyers Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dooms
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fishersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Lyndhurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Charlottesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Waylands Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Griffinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Fluvanna County
- Lake Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Meltons
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Green Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Medlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Trevilians
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Hood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wolftown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Aroda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Syria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Tryme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durrett Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Onan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Barboursville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montpelier Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Orange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grassland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Verbena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leaksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Luray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Slate Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Swift Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Berrytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McGaheysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Massanutten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Goods Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Keezletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Keys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Lacey Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Linville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Shenandoah County
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Geer, see our County-by-County Page for Geer.
Cemeteries Near Geer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geer.
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 Geer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Geer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Garth Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Runkle Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Powell Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Powell Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lydia Free Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. James Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Otterbine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbine Cemetery
- The Otterbine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vernon Family Cemetery
- Huckstep Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell - Davis Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parrott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Geer - Southard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- High Top Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Geer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Geer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Geer, with the one closest to Geer listed first.
- Amicus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Stanardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McMullen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Boonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Quinque
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Swift Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Hood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Advance Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Ruckersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earlysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wolftown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Free Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Furnace is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Dawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Geer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Geer.
Newspapers Published in Geer ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geer, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Geer:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Charlottesville City
- Culpeper County
- Fluvanna County
- Harrisonburg City
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Waynesboro City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Geer, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Geer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |