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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 Ruffner Ferry (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 Ruffner Ferry. 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 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.

Ruffner Ferry is located in Page 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 Page County: Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah & Warren.

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

  • Page County     (The home county of Ruffner Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Luray
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimball
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Leaksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Marksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
    • Rileyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shenandoah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
  • Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Eggbornsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eggbornsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
      • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
    • Griffinsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
    • Homeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
    • Norman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
    • Rixeyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
    • Culpeper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Orlean
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Markham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Frederick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Middletown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <1>
    • Tulip
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County
    • Mountain Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
      • Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <1>
    • Amicus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
    • Dawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Peola Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Syria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Hood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wolftown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <1>
    • Tryme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Aroda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Sperryville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rediviva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Washington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
    • Scrabble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
    • Slate Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Chester Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
      • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
    • Reager
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reager. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
    • Amissville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Plains Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Timberville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mayland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Lacey Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Broadway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Daphna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Daphna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • Elkton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Cootes Store
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
      • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
    • Melrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Turleytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
      • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Linville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Cherry Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
    • Edom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Mount Jackson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
      • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <1>
    • New Market
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edinburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rinkerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Willow Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Clifton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Calvary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calvary. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Seven Fountains
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Fountains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
      • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Columbia Furnace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Dilbeck
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dilbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
    • Maurertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jerome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Overall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
      • Overall is located in Warren County
    • Bentonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Limeton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
    • Viscose City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
    • Front Royal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
    • Riverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Warren County
    • Happy Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
      • Happy Creek is located in Warren County
    • Reliance
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
      • Reliance is located in Warren County
    • Applewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
      • Applewood is located in Warren County
    • Cedarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
      • Cedarville is located in Warren County
    • Ashby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County
    • Milldale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Warren County
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruffner Ferry, with the one closest to Ruffner Ferry listed first.
    • Mathias
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <1>
    • Wardensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Baker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Ruffner Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ruffner Ferry.

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

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

  • Old County Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Furnace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furnace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of Luray.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <5>
  • Longs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Leaks Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaks Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rileyville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rileyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rileyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Jackson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Ruffner Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ruffner Ferry.

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

  • Luray
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Leaksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Stony Man
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Man have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
    • Stony Man is located in Page County
  • Kimball
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
    • Kimball is located in Page County
  • Alma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Page County
  • Honeyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
    • Honeyville is located in Page County
  • Stanley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Page County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
  • Marksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Ida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Ida is located in Page County
  • Rileyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawkinstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
    • Hawkinstown is located in Shenandoah County
  • New Market
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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    • Compton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Compton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
      • Compton is located in Page County
    • Mount Jackson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
      • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <1>
    • Quicksburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksburg
      • Quicksburg is located in Shenandoah County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quicksburg <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Ruffner Ferry ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruffner Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruffner Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruffner Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ruffner Ferry:

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

The official website for Page County: www.co.page.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>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.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Ruffner Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruffner Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6810, Longitude: -78.4953       In this case, the coordinates for Ruffner Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Ruffner Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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