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 Shenandoah River Lakes (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 Shenandoah River Lakes. 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.
Name Variations for Shenandoah River Lakes ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shenandoah River Lakes: Shenandoah Riv. Lks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Shenandoah River Lakes is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock & Shenandoah.
Below are the counties that are near Shenandoah River Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shenandoah River Lakes:
- Warren County (The home county of Shenandoah River Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Waterlick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Reliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Ashby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Limeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Happy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Applewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- White Post
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Wadesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Gaylord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Homeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Eggbornsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Jeffersonton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Delaplane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Ada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Orlean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Zulla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- The Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halfway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Turnbull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Stephens City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fawcett Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Armel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Echo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Mountain Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Day - Mar Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Chambersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Rosenberger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Albin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Rock Enon Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Lehew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Welbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Unison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Philomont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Pump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Pump is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pump
- Round Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Silcott Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silcott Spring is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott Spring
- Madison County
- Peola Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Rileyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Luray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Stanley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Chester Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rediviva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Sperryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Amissville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Slate Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Dilbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Toms Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seven Fountains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Maurertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zepp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Edinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Inwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Lehew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Yellow Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Capon Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Good
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- North River Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Wardensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Summit Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shenandoah River Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Shenandoah River Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Shenandoah River Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shenandoah River Lakes.
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 Shenandoah River Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shenandoah River Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Panorama Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reliance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (170 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- River View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ramey Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Shenandoah River Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shenandoah River Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shenandoah River Lakes, with the one closest to Shenandoah River Lakes listed first.
- Waterlick
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Buckton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buckton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckton
- Reliance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Meadow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
- Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Oranda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oranda is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oranda
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Front Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal Junction is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Royal Junction
- Cedarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Strasburg Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dilbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Nineveh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nineveh is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh
- Vaucluse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vaucluse is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaucluse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shenandoah River Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shenandoah River Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Shenandoah River Lakes ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shenandoah River Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shenandoah River Lakes, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shenandoah River Lakes.
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 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 Shenandoah River Lakes:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Winchester City
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shenandoah River Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shenandoah River Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |