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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 Grottoes (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 Grottoes. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Grottoes is primarily located in Augusta County. A portion of Grottoes extends into Rockingham County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).

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

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Grottoes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Weyers Cave
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sampson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dooms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brand
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <1>
    • Mount Solon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Parnassus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Lyndhurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jolivue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
    • Churchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Mountfair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • Boonesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • White Hall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Foothill Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Batesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Ivy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Earlysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <1>
    • Logan Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Ednam Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Amicus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amicus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <1>
    • Kinderhook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Dawsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Hood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Wolftown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <1>
    • Ruth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Syria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Durrett Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
    • Faber
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Verbena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Shenandoah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <1>
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
    • Marksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Leaksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grottoes, with the one closest to Grottoes listed first.
    • Cross Keys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • McGaheysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGaheysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <1>
    • Mount Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Keezletown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanetta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Massanutten
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
      • Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <1>
    • Berrytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Bridgewater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Elkton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Coakley Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
    • Rushville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
  • Shenandoah County
    • New Market
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grottoes ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grottoes.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grottoes. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grottoes and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grottoes.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Grottoes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Grottoes:

Cemeteries Near Grottoes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grottoes.

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

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

  • Mt. Moriah UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Forge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Forge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Forge Cemetery
  • Mace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Central Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Port Republic Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Port Republic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hooke Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
  • Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whitmer Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whitmer Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmer Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (384 more) ...
    • Lynnwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Grottoes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grottoes.

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

  • Port Republic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Port Republic is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Republic <1>
  • Harriston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
    • Harriston is located in Augusta County
  • Lynnwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
    • Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Goods Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goods Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
  • Weyers Cave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
  • Sampson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Sampson is located in Augusta County
  • Friedens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
    • Friedens is located in Rockingham County
  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Almond ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Almond is located in Rockingham County
  • Montevideo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevideo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
  • North River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • North River is located in Rockingham County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Sidney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sidney
      • Mount Sidney is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sidney <1>
    • Fort Defiance
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
      • Fort Defiance is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Defiance <1>
    • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
      • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County

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

The official website for Grottoes: www.ci.grottoes.va.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

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<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grottoes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grottoes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2707, Longitude: -78.8243    
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Grottoes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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