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 Pelton (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 Pelton. 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 northeast 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 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.
Pelton is located in Shenandoah County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Pelton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pelton:
- Shenandoah County (The home county of Pelton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Dilbeck
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Maurertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Toms Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Zepp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- White Post
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Wadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Homeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Griffinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Delaplane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Orlean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Mountain Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Fawcett Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Stephens City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Day - Mar Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Lehew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rosenberger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Chambersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rock Enon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Albin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Peola Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Rileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leaksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Chester Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rediviva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sperryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Amissville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Plains Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Timberville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Broadway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Cootes Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Bentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Overall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Waterlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Royal Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Front Royal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Reliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Applewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Ashby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lehew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Sedan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Capon Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Wardensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lost City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mathias
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Inkerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Fort Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pelton, see our County-by-County Page for Pelton.
Cemeteries Near Pelton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pelton.
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 Pelton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pelton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Dry Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Munch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset View Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Massanutten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Pelton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pelton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pelton, with the one closest to Pelton listed first.
- Dilbeck
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Toms Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maurertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bentonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Limeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Saumsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saumsville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saumsville
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waterlick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strasburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pelton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pelton.
Newspapers Published in Pelton ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pelton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pelton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pelton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pelton:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Shenandoah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Hampshire County
- Hardy 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 Pelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |