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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 Roman (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 Roman. 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.

Roman is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Roman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roman:

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Roman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roman, with the one closest to Roman listed first.
    • Weyers Cave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Solon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Verona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Parnassus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
    • Churchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grottoes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Brand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Sampson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Jolivue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roman, with the one closest to Roman listed first.
    • Mountfair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • Foothill Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Boonesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Hall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Yancey Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Batesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Logan Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Earlysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <1>
    • Ednam Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Greene County
    • Amicus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amicus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roman, with the one closest to Roman listed first.
    • Palo Alto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
    • McDowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Possum Trot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
      • Possum Trot is located in Highland County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roman, with the one closest to Roman listed first.
    • Afton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Onan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Durrett Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roman, with the one closest to Roman listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Verbena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
  • Rockbridge County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roman, with the one closest to Roman listed first.
    • Mount Crawford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • Spring Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
    • Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Ottobine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
    • Rushville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
    • Cross Keys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Briery Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
      • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
    • Clover Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
      • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Coakley Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
    • Hinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roman, with the one closest to Roman listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Propstburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Brandywine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Fort Seybert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Zigler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
      • Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roman, see our County-by-County Page for Roman.

Newspapers Published in Roman ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roman, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Roman:

Cemeteries Near Roman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roman.

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

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

  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
  • Landes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landes Cemetery
  • Cline Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
  • Bells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bells Cemetery
  • Zane Showker Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Click Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Click Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Click Cemetery
  • Naked Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naked Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naked Creek Cemetery
  • St. Michael's Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Michael's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael's Reformed Church Cemetery
    • St. Michael's United Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael's Church Cemetery
  • Schutterie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (305 more) ...
    • Click Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Click Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Click Family Cemetery
    • Mt. Crawford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Crawford Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Crawford Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Mt. Crawford Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Crawford Cemetery
    • Old Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Roman had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Stonewall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Augusta County
  • Fort Defiance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
    • Fort Defiance is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Defiance <1>
  • Mount Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sidney
    • Mount Sidney is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sidney <1>
  • Moscow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Augusta County
  • Verona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Weyers Cave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mount Solon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Parnassus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
  • Laurel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
  • Mount Crawford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • North River is located in Rockingham County
  • Bridgewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Churchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Annex
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
      • Annex is located in Augusta County
    • New Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Augusta County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Roman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2826, Longitude: -79.0150       In this case, the coordinates for Roman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Roman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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