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 Harrisville (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 Harrisville. 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.
Harrisville is located in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Harrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisville:
- Shenandoah County (The home county of Harrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Toms Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Maurertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zepp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dilbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Calvary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- White Post
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Delaplane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Kerfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Orlean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Mountain Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Fawcett Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Stephens City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Day - Mar Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Armel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Rosenberger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Chambersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Hayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Rileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leaksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Chester Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rediviva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Plains Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Timberville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Broadway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Mayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Waterlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Overall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Reliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Royal Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Front Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Happy Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Applewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lehew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Sedan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Capon Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North River Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Good
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Slanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Wardensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Lost City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mathias
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Moorefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisville.
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 Harrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Pike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Massanutten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- River View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harrisville had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Maurertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toms Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Saumsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saumsville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saumsville
- Alonzaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alonzaville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzaville
- Zepp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Van Buren Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Furnace
- Dilbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Luke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Luke
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Calvary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Seven Fountains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisville ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Harrisville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Shenandoah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Harrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |