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 Saumsville (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 Saumsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Saumsville is located in Shenandoah County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shenandoah County: Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Warren & Hardy (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Saumsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saumsville:
- Shenandoah County (The home county of Saumsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Maurertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Toms Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zepp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Calvary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Dilbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Seven Fountains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- White Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Fawcett Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Tulip
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Lehew
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Stephens City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Enon Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Day - Mar Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Echo Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Rosenberger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Armel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Chambersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Hayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Rileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Leaksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Chester Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Rediviva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sperryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Plains Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Timberville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Broadway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Fulks Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
- Mayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Daphna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Turleytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
- Criders
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Criders is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criders
- Lacey Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Waterlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Bentonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Limeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Reliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Royal Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Viscose City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Front Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Applewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Ashby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Happy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lehew
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Sedan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Capon Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North River Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Good
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Slanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Wardensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lost City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Inkerman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Mathias
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Durgon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saumsville, see our County-by-County Page for Saumsville.
Cemeteries Near Saumsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saumsville.
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 Saumsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saumsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Valley Pike Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunset View Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Massanutten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saumsville had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saumsville, with the one closest to Saumsville listed first.
- Maurertown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alonzaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alonzaville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzaville
- Harrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Toms Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Saint Luke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Luke is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Luke
- Zepp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Van Buren Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Furnace
- Calvary
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Seven Fountains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dilbeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Strasburg Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Columbia Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saumsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saumsville.
Newspapers Published in Saumsville ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saumsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saumsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saumsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Saumsville:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Shenandoah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Saumsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Saumsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |