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 Irish Creek (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 Irish Creek. 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 Irish Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Irish Creek: Irish Crk. (or less commonly used: Irish Ck. or Irish Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Irish Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irish Creek.
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 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.
Irish Creek is located in Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County: Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt & Nelson.
Below are the counties that are near Irish Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Irish Creek:
- Rockbridge County (The home county of Irish Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Marlbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Brownsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- East Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Buffalo Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Covesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Batesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Foothill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- North Garden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crozet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany County
- Griffith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Lowesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandidges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Allwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Monitor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pleasant View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Pedlar Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Sweet Briar Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Winesap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Beckham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Bent Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Steeles Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spottswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Middlebrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sherando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Stuarts Draft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lipscomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Arbor Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Lyndhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jolivue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Craigsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Yost
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Millboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Abert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Coleman Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Waugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Boonsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Botetourt County
- Rocky Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Lavino Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Woodbine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lynchburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Tyro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Massies Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Bryant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Nellysford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colleen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Lodebar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Old Myndus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Adial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Shipman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Durrett Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Irish Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Irish Creek.
Cemeteries Near Irish Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irish Creek.
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 Irish Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Irish Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Irish Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McDowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (169 more) ...
- Mays Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Green Estate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Irish Creek had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Irish Creek, with the one closest to Irish Creek listed first.
- Montebello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marlbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Vesuvius
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Steeles Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Raphine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornwall is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Lofton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Spottswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Oronoco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oronoco is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brownsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Irish Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Irish Creek.
Newspapers Published in Irish Creek ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irish Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irish Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irish Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Irish Creek:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rockbridge County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Irish Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Irish Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |