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 Jenkins Ford (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 Jenkins Ford. 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 Jenkins Ford ...
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.
While the name of this community is Jenkins Ford, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenkins Ford may originally have been Jenkin's Ford.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jenkins Ford might be written as Jenkin Ford.
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 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.
Jenkins Ford is located in Alleghany 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 Alleghany County: Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, Greenbrier (WV) & Monroe (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Jenkins Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jenkins Ford:
- Alleghany County (The home county of Jenkins Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Low Moor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Iron Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Griffith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Rich Patch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Carloover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Healing Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Mitchelltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Alum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Millboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Yost
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Glen Wilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Wilton is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wilton
- Haden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haden is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Strom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strom is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strom
- Gala
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gala is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gala
- Oriskany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salisbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Salisbury is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salt Petre Cave
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Springwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Fincastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Covington City
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highland County
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Red Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- East Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Fancy Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Natural Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Neola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Wild Meadow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
- Anthony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anthony is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Tuckahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- White Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Brink ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- Falling Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Frankford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frankford is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
- Oscar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Loveridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Clendenenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Buckeye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marlinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thorny Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Frost
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Edray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Sitlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jenkins Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Jenkins Ford.
Cemeteries Near Jenkins Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenkins Ford.
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 Jenkins Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jenkins Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watts Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hoke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Helmintoller Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mallow Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Central Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jenkins Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jenkins Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jenkins Ford, with the one closest to Jenkins Ford listed first.
- Callison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Callison is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callison
- Healing Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Shanklin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shanklin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklin
- Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Low Moor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Clifton Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Callaghan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Callaghan is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaghan
- Mallow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mallow is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallow
- Longdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longdale is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Warm Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Iron Gate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Moss Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jenkins Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jenkins Ford.
Newspapers Published in Jenkins Ford ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenkins Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jenkins Ford, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jenkins Ford.
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 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 Jenkins Ford:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Alleghany County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Rockbridge County
- Greenbrier County
- Pocahontas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Jenkins Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Jenkins Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |