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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Old Furnace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Old Furnace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Furnace, please Contact Us.

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 Old Furnace (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 Old Furnace. 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 southwest 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Old Furnace is historic, it would have been located within present day Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy (WV) & Pendleton (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Old Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Furnace:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Old Furnace)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • Melrose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Keezletown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Massanutten
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Lacey Spring
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Linville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Massanetta Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanetta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Edom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • McGaheysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGaheysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <3>
    • Daphna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • Berrytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Elkton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Cross Keys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • Cedarmere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Boonesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Mountfair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • White Hall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Earlysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <3>
    • Crozet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Foothill Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Yancey Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Logan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Hollymead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Weyers Cave
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Solon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sampson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
    • Parnassus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Churchville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brand
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <3>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Amicus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amicus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Quinque
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Dawsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • Hood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Syria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wolftown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Ruth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Peola Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Aroda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
  • Nelson County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Verbena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Leaksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Marksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Rileyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • New Market
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Clifton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Orkney Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
    • Edinburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia Furnace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Calvary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Hardy County (WV)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.
    • Fort Seybert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Brandywine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Propstburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Sugar Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Old Furnace.

Newspapers Published in Old Furnace ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Furnace.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Furnace, 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 Old Furnace.

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 Old Furnace:

Cemeteries Near Old Furnace ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Furnace.

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 Old Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.

  • Whitmore Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Whitmore Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Family Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fellowship UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fellowship UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Harrisonburg.
    • The Fellowship UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Community Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340230 <6>
  • New Hope UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrison Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harrison Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526300 <6>
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery
  • Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
  • Athens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Athens Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Cemetery
  • Old Athens Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (385 more) ...

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.

While we didn't find Old Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Furnace.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Furnace, with the one closest to Old Furnace listed first.

  • Paulington ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulington
    • Paulington is located in Rockingham County
  • Keezletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Melrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
  • Oakwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Massanetta Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanetta Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Lacey Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
  • Linville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
    • Linville is located in Rockingham County
  • Montevideo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevideo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
  • McGaheysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGaheysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
    • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <3>
  • Edom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Edom is located in Rockingham County
  • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
    • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
  • Mauzy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauzy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
    • Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Green Mount
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Mount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
      • Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
    • Pleasant Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
    • Cross Keys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Furnace.

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Old Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Furnace) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Furnace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4635, Longitude: -78.7678       In this case, the coordinates for Old Furnace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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