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 North Mountain Estates (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 North Mountain Estates. 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 North Mountain Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Mountain Estates: N. Mountain Ests.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
North Mountain Estates is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near North Mountain Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Mountain Estates:
- Frederick County (The home county of North Mountain Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Rock Enon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rosenberger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Mountain Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Fawcett Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Day - Mar Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Nordic Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Albin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Cross Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Good
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Echo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wadesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Gaylord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Page County
- Rileyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Chester Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Zepp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Reliance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Milldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Royal Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Limeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Applewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Bentonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Keifers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Washington County (MD)
- Pearre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Baker Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Lehew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Capon Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Romney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Vance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Wardensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Middleway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kabletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ranson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Headsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Fort Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paw Paw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Mountain Estates, see our County-by-County Page for North Mountain Estates.
Cemeteries Near North Mountain Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Mountain Estates.
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 North Mountain Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Mountain Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Racey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lamps Memorial Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hayfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147308 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Green Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 North Mountain Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Mountain Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Mountain Estates, with the one closest to North Mountain Estates listed first.
- Rock Enon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Mount Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
- Rosenberger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Mountain Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Hooks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Capon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fawcett Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Gore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Yellow Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Capon Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gravel Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gravel Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Wheatfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Mountain Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Mountain Estates.
Newspapers Published in North Mountain Estates ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Mountain Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Mountain Estates, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Mountain Estates.
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 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 North Mountain Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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 North Mountain Estates, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Mountain Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |