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 McKinley (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 McKinley. 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.
McKinley is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).
Below are the counties that are near McKinley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKinley:
- Augusta County (The home county of McKinley)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Middlebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Spottswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Marble Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Steeles Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Jolivue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Alleghany County
- Griffith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Lowesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Sandidges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Yost
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Millboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Burnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Bath Alum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Bolar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Warm Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mitchelltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Clover Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- McDowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Tyro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Afton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bryant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Nellysford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Onan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Adial
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Old Myndus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Brownsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marlbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Kerrs Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- East Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buffalo Forge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Spring Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Bridgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briery Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Mount Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Ottobine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKinley, see our County-by-County Page for McKinley.
Cemeteries Near McKinley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKinley.
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 McKinley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKinley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Craigsville Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Hunters Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Mary Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 McKinley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKinley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Zack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zack is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack
- Augusta Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Augusta Springs is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Springs
- Middlebrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferrol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ferrol is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrol
- Craigsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spottswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Chapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Raphine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arbor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- North Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Mountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Bells Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bells Valley is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKinley. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKinley.
Newspapers Published in McKinley ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKinley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKinley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKinley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McKinley:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Bath County
- Buena Vista City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham 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> | 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 McKinley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKinley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |