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 Rock Enon (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 Rock Enon. 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 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.
Rock Enon is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rock Enon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Enon:
- Frederick County (The home county of Rock Enon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Rock Enon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rosenberger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Mountain Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Fawcett Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Nordic Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Day - Mar Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Good
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Cross Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Wadesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Gaylord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Frogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Page County
- Rileyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Chester Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Zepp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Strasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Toms Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Seven Fountains
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Columbia Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Reliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Limeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Applewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Bentonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Keifers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Washington County (MD)
- Pearre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Baker Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Lehew
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Good
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Three Churches
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Romney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <1>
- Vance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Wardensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Middleway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Charles Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Kabletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Ranson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Headsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Fort Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paw Paw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Enon, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Enon.
Cemeteries Near Rock Enon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Enon.
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 Rock Enon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Enon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Racey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lamps Memorial Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hayfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147308 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wisecarver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Rock Enon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Enon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Enon, with the one closest to Rock Enon listed first.
- Lehew
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Hooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Rosenberger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Yellow Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Williams
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Williams is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
- Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capon Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Capon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fawcett Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Chambersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Enon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Enon.
Newspapers Published in Rock Enon ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Enon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Enon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rock Enon.
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 Rock Enon:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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 Rock Enon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rock Enon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |