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 Rivermont (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 Rivermont. 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 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.
Rivermont is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rivermont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rivermont:
- Augusta County (The home county of Rivermont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Stuarts Draft
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lipscomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Lyndhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Fishersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Jolivue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Middlebrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spottswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Dooms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Foothill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Crozet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Covesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- North Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Mountfair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Alberene
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Ivy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Decca ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Esmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Alto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lowesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandidges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Forks of Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- New Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Allwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Monitor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Bath County
- Yost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Buckingham County
- Manteo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Charlottesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Greene County
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Afton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Onan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durrett Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Adial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Jonesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Old Myndus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Massies Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Marlbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brownsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Mount Crawford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Goods Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Bridgewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Briery Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Massanetta Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Ottobine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- McGaheysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rivermont, see our County-by-County Page for Rivermont.
Cemeteries Near Rivermont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rivermont.
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 Rivermont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rivermont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Diamond Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
- St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Croft Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Staunton National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rivermont in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rivermont.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rivermont, with the one closest to Rivermont listed first.
- Stuarts Draft
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lipscomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Sherando
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Lyndhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barterbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
- Avis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avis is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Ladd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Fishersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Folly Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Brand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lofton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Arbor Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Spottswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rivermont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rivermont.
Newspapers Published in Rivermont ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rivermont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rivermont, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rivermont.
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 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 Rivermont:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Bath County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Charlottesville City
- Greene County
- Lexington City
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rivermont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Rivermont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |