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 Morning Star (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 Morning Star. 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 hospitals and 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.
Morning Star is located in Page 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 Page County: Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Morning Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morning Star:
- Page County (The home county of Morning Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Kimball
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Rileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Cedarmere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Griffinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Eggbornsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Rixeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Waylands Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Culpeper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Orlean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Ada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Opal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Delaplane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Kinderhook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Amicus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Quinque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Peola Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tryme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wolftown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Montpelier Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Sperryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rediviva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Chester Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Amissville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Plains Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Lacey Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Mayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Timberville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Broadway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berrytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Daphna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Massanutten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cootes Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Linville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Seven Fountains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dilbeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Rinkerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Maurertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Toms Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Overall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Limeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Viscose City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Royal Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterlick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Happy Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Applewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morning Star, see our County-by-County Page for Morning Star.
Cemeteries Near Morning Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morning Star.
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 Morning Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morning Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Luray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <3>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rileyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leaks Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Gray Hollow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tanners Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Etlan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Morning Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morning Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morning Star, with the one closest to Morning Star listed first.
- Stony Man
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Man is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
- Kimball
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Ida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ida is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Nethers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nethers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
- Sperryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Peola Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hawlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hawlin is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawlin
- Rediviva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morning Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morning Star.
Newspapers Published in Morning Star ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morning Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morning Star, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morning Star.
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 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 Morning Star:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Page County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Madison County
- Orange County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Morning Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Morning Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |