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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Paulington is historic, it would have been located within present day Rockingham 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 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)
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Lacey Spring
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
    • Massanutten
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Linville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
    • Keezletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
    • Massanetta Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Mayland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
    • Daphna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
    • McGaheysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Montevideo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Elkton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
  • 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)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Cedarmere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Mountfair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Free Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • White Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Advance Mills Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Advance Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Earlysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Crozet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Foothill Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Logan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
  • 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)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Crimora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Parnassus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
    • Dooms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Brand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Churchville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fishersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Kinderhook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Amicus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quinque
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Dawsonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • 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)
    • Ruth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Peola Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
    • Aroda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
  • 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)
    • Verbena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Stanley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leaksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Marksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Luray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • 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)
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
    • Mount Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rinkerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
    • 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)
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Willow Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
    • Columbia Furnace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
    • Calvary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
    • 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)
      • Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • 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)
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
    • Brandywine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Propstburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
    • Sugar Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove

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.

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 Paulington - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Cyrus Rhodes Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Athens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Old Athens Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
  • Fellowship UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship UMC Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fellowship UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Harrisonburg.
    • The Fellowship UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fellowship Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340230 <4>
  • Barley Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harrison Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacob Sellers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • Mountain Valley Methodist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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)
    • Oakwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Melrose
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Lacey Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
  • Keezletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
  • Massanetta Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
  • Mauzy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mauzy is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
  • Edom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
  • Montevideo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
  • McGaheysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Verbena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Shenandoah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Tenth Legion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Tenth Legion is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenth Legion
    • Mayland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
    • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove

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]<3>. 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 turn to 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:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Paulington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.