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Introduction ...

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

We've added Paulington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Paulington, 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 Paulington (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 Paulington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Paulington 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 Paulington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paulington:

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Paulington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Melrose
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Lacey Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Massanutten
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Linville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Keezletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Massanetta Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massanetta Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Mayland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Daphna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daphna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • McGaheysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <4>
    • Montevideo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
      • Montevideo 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 <4>
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Boonesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Mountfair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • White Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <4>
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Foothill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Weyers Cave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Solon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sampson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Parnassus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
    • Dooms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Brand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Churchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
    • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • 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.<3> 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 <4>
    • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Hood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Syria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wolftown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>
    • Ruth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Peola Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Aroda
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Verbena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Leaksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Marksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Rileyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • New Market
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
    • Rinkerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Orkney Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Edinburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
    • Willow Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
    • Columbia Furnace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Calvary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Woodstock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Mathias
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Peru
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paulington, with the one closest to Paulington listed first.
    • Fort Seybert
      (28 miles [45.1 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 west)
    • 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 Paulington, see our County-by-County Page for Paulington.

Cemeteries Near Paulington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paulington.

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

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

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Whitmore Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Family Cemetery
    • 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.<2>
  • Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
    • 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.<2>
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Athens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Cemetery
    • 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.<2>
  • Old Athens Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Athens Church Cemetery
    • The Old Athens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Longs Chapel Cemetery
  • Adam M. Long Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrey / Fridley Family Cemetery
    • 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.<2>
  • Fellowship UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fellowship UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Harrisonburg.
    • The Fellowship UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340230 <6>
  • Barley Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barley Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barley Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Harrison Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Family Cemetery
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526300 <6>
  • Jacob Sellers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jacob Sellers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Continue List   (390 more) ...
    • Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mountain Valley Cemetery
      • Mountain Valley Church Cemetery
    • Baker / Smith / Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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.

Paulington itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Oakwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
  • Melrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
  • Lacey Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
  • Keezletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
    • Linville is located in Rockingham County
  • Massanetta Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massanetta Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
  • Mauzy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauzy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
    • Mauzy 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
  • Montevideo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
  • McGaheysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
    • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <4>
  • Verbena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Verbena is located in Page County
  • Shenandoah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
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    • Tenth Legion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenth Legion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
      • Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
    • Mayland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
      • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County

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

Newspapers Published in Paulington ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paulington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paulington, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paulington.

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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Paulington:

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 Paulington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paulington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Paulington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4762, Longitude: -78.7525       In this case, the coordinates for Paulington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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