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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 Gravel Springs (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 Gravel Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Gravel Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Gravel Springs: Gravel Spgs. (or less commonly used: Gravel Spngs. or Gravel Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gravel Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gravel Springs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Gravel Springs is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Gravel Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Springs:

  • Frederick County     (The home county of Gravel Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Mountain Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
    • Fawcett Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
    • Lehew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lehew is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
    • Middletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rock Enon Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
    • Stephens City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tulip
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
    • Rosenberger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
    • Day - Mar Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
    • Echo Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
    • Chambersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chambersville is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
    • Hayfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • White Post
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Waterloo is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Boyce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Millwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Berrys
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Berrys is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
    • Wadesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wadesville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
    • Berryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Frogtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
    • Arcadia Farm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
    • Gaylord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gaylord is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Markham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Delaplane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Kerfoot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Rileyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Kimball
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Luray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Chester Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
    • Reager
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
    • Rediviva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
    • Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Zepp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
    • Mount Olive
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Strasburg Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
    • Strasburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Toms Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maurertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dilbeck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Seven Fountains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
    • Calvary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • Willow Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Columbia Furnace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Reliance
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Reliance is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Waterlick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterlick is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
    • Cedarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Riverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Royal Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
    • Ashby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Viscose City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
    • Front Royal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
    • Bentonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Milldale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Milldale is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
    • Overall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Overall is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
  • Winchester City
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Ridgeway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunker Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gerrardstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Inwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Darkesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
  • Hampshire County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Lehew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
    • Yellow Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
    • Capon Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North River Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Good
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
    • Slanesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
    • Higginsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
    • Romney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
    • Three Churches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
    • Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Wardensville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Baker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Inkerman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
    • Lost City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
    • Mathias
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moorefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Springs, with the one closest to Gravel Springs listed first.
    • Summit Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
    • Middleway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland

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

Cemeteries Near Gravel Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Springs.

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 Gravel Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gravel Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lebanon Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Racey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Keller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • River View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stickley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Gravel Springs had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Wheatfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
  • Mountain Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
  • Lebanon Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church
  • Capon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Zepp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
  • Mount Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Strasburg Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
  • Oranda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oranda is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oranda
  • Marlboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Marlboro is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fawcett Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
  • Mount Williams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Lehew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
    • Harrisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Harrisville is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Toms Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Gravel Springs ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Springs, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Springs.

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 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 Gravel Springs:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Springs) 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 Gravel Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.