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 Hotchkiss (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 Hotchkiss. 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 and 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.
Hotchkiss is located in Bath 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 Bath County: Alleghany, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Pocahontas (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Hotchkiss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hotchkiss:
- Bath County (The home county of Hotchkiss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Millboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bath Alum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Mitchelltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Bolar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Healing Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Carloover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Mountain Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Griffith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Clifton Forge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Low Moor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Patch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Craigsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Deerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Chapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Middlebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spottswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Steeles Tavern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Arbor Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Churchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Gala
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Strom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Salt Petre Cave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Petre Cave is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Petre Cave
- Salt Petre Cave has also been known as:
- Salt Peter Cave
- Saltpetre
- Rocky Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Covington City
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Clover Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- McDowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hightown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Brownsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Marlbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Fancy Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Buffalo Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Red Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- Neola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Frost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Huntersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hotchkiss, see our County-by-County Page for Hotchkiss.
Cemeteries Near Hotchkiss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hotchkiss.
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 Hotchkiss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hotchkiss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Bratton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartbarger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kerrs Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Craigsville Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warm Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burnsville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Monmouth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (112 more) ...
- Mt. Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moreland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moreland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Moreland Cemetery is located
- The Mt. Moreland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Moreland Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983694 <2>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Hotchkiss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hotchkiss.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hotchkiss, with the one closest to Hotchkiss listed first.
- Millboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millboro Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millboro Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro Springs
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- California is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Bells Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bells Valley is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Valley
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Crane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crane is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Bath Alum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Zack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zack is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hotchkiss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hotchkiss.
Newspapers Published in Hotchkiss ...
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 Hotchkiss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hotchkiss, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hotchkiss.
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 Hotchkiss:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bath County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Augusta County
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Covington City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Rockbridge County
- Staunton City
- Greenbrier County
- Pocahontas 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 Hotchkiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hotchkiss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |