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 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 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) - Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Luray is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <2>
- Marksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Rileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Rileyville is located in Page County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rileyville <2>
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
- Leaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Shenandoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <2>
- Verbena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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) - Boonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Eggbornsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Homeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Culpeper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <2>
- Jeffersonton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Elkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Elkwood is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwood <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlean
- Orlean is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlean <2>
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Markham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Markham is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <2>
- Turnbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Opal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Delaplane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplane
- Delaplane is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaplane <2>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Frederick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Stanardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
- Stanardsville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <2>
- Dawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Amicus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Quinque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
- Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <2>
- Harrisonburg
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Syria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syria
- Syria is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syria <2>
- Tryme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
- Hood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Hood is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hood <2>
- Wolftown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
- Wolftown is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <2>
- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Burnt Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Madison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
- Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <2>
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperryville
- Sperryville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sperryville <2>
- Rediviva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Scrabble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Rappahannock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Slate Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Chester Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Reager
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Amissville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amissville
- Amissville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amissville <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Elkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Elkton is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
- Swift Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Lacey Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Mayland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Timberville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
- Timberville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <2>
- Broadway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Broadway is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <2>
- Berrytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Daphna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Massanutten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
- Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <2>
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Cootes Store
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Linville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <2>
- New Market
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- New Market is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <2>
- Dilbeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- Calvary
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Maurertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurertown
- Maurertown is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maurertown <2>
- Mount Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Toms Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
- Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <2>
- Columbia Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Bentonville is located in Warren County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentonville <2>
- Limeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Viscose City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Royal Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal
- Front Royal is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,389 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Front Royal <2>
- Riverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Applewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance is located in Warren County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Morning Star, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Library of Virginia
- Pages specific to Page County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Culpeper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fauquier County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Frederick County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harrisonburg City
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orange County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rappahannock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rockingham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shenandoah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Warren County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Albemarle County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemeteries of Page County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Virginia
- Cemeteries of Page County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- 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]<4> to the west of Luray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
- Old County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Cemetery
- Rileyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rileyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rileyville Cemetery
- St. Georges Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
- St. Luke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
- Leaks Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaks Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Gray Hollow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Hollow Cemetery
- Tanners Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanners Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanners Ridge Cemetery
- Etlan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etlan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etlan Cemetery
- Gray Hollow Cemetery
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.<6>
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) - Kimball
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Ida
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Luray is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <2>
- Marksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Nethers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sperryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperryville
- Sperryville is located in Rappahannock County
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- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
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- Rileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileyville
- Rileyville is located in Page County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rileyville <2>
- Leaksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Peola Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
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- Hawlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rediviva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Hawlin
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morning Star) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morning Star. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6462, Longitude: -78.3658 In this case, the coordinates for Morning Star have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |