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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Gravel Springs is located in Frederick 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
      • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
    • Fawcett Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
      • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
    • Lehew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Frederick County
    • Middletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
    • Rock Enon Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Enon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
      • Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
    • Stephens City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stephens City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens City
      • Stephens City is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephens City <3>
    • Tulip
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
    • Rosenberger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosenberger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
      • Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
    • Day - Mar Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day - Mar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
    • Echo Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County
    • Hayfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
      • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
    • Armel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
      • Armel is located in Frederick County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Clarke County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
      • Berrys is located in Clarke County
    • Wadesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
      • Wadesville is located in Clarke County
    • Berryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Frogtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
      • Frogtown is located in Clarke County
    • Arcadia Farm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
      • Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
    • Gaylord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
      • Gaylord is located in Clarke County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kerfoot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
      • Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
      • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
    • Reager
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reager. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
    • Rediviva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zepp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
      • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Olive
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
    • Strasburg Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strasburg Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
      • Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
    • Strasburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <3>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dilbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Seven Fountains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Fountains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
      • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
    • Calvary
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Willow Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
    • Columbia Furnace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
      • Reliance is located in Warren County
    • Cedarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
    • Riverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Warren County
    • Royal Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
    • Ashby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
    • Viscose City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
    • Front Royal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
    • Bentonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Milldale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Warren County
    • Overall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
      • Overall is located in Warren County
    • Applewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
      • Applewood is located in Warren County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Berkeley County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <3>
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Darkesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
      • Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Yellow Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Capon Bridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North River Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North River Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
      • North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Good
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
      • Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Slanesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
      • Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Higginsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
      • Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Romney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
      • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <3>
    • Three Churches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
      • Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Points
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
      • Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Inkerman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • Lost City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <3>
    • Fort Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
      • Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
      • Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Middleway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleway
      • Middleway is located in Jefferson County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleway <3>
  • Morgan County (WV)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lebanon Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walnut Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Racey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Racey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Racey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • River View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • 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.
    • 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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
    • Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
  • Mountain Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
    • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
  • Lebanon Church
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church
    • Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County
  • Capon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Springs
    • Capon Springs is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Springs <3>
  • Zepp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zepp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
    • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
  • Mount Olive
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
  • Strasburg Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strasburg Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
    • Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
  • Oranda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oranda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oranda
    • Oranda is located in Shenandoah County
  • Marlboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • Marlboro is located in Frederick County
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Strasburg is located in Shenandoah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <3>
  • Fawcett Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fawcett Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
    • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
  • Mount Williams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
    • Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
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    • Lehew
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
    • Harrisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Shenandoah County
    • 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]<4>. 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 turn to 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 Gravel Springs:

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gravel Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0751, Longitude: -78.4403       In this case, the coordinates for Gravel Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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