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 New Market Station (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 New Market Station. 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 New Market Station ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for New Market Station: New Market Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
New Market Station is located in Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).
Below are the counties that are near New Market Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Market Station:
- Shenandoah County (The home county of New Market Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rinkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Mount Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Mount Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orkney Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Columbia Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Woodstock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fountains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Boonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Cedarmere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Grottoes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Weyers Cave
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Kinderhook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Amicus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Syria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Hood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wolftown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Leaksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stanley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Verbena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rileyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Sperryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rediviva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Plains Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Timberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broadway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Daphna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Cootes Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Lacey Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Turleytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Tunis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Cherry Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Fulks Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Edom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Linville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Overall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Waterlick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Grant County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seemly is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Dorcas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcas is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Mathias
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Baker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Wardensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Durgon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Fort Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Fort Seybert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Brandywine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Propstburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Market Station, see our County-by-County Page for New Market Station.
Cemeteries Near New Market Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Market Station.
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 New Market Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Market Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- Thomas Family Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Billheimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- The St. Matthews Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformation Cemetery
- Reformation Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #947159 <2>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Driver / Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Timberville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wampler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zirkle / Driver Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Market Station had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Market Station, with the one closest to New Market Station listed first.
- New Market
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quicksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Tenth Legion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
- Broadway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Mauzy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
- Rinkerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Cootes Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Mount Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Mount Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lacey Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Hepners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hepners is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepners
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Market Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Market Station.
Newspapers Published in New Market Station ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Market Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Market Station, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Market Station.
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 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 New Market Station:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Shenandoah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Warren County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Pendleton 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> | 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 New Market Station, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Market Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |