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 Valley Estates (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 Valley Estates. 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 Valley Estates ...
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 Valley Estates: Shenandoah Vly. Ests. (or less commonly used: Shenandoah Vally. Ests. or Shenandoah Vlly. Ests.)
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 northeast 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 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.
Shenandoah Valley Estates is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Shenandoah Valley Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates:
- Augusta County (The home county of Shenandoah Valley Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Stuarts Draft
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lyndhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Brand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Fishersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jolivue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Sherando
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Arbor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dooms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Yancey Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Crozet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Mountfair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Covesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- North Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Decca ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Ivy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alberene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Boonesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Alto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lowesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sandidges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Forks of Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Allwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- New Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Monitor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Bath County
- Yost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Greene County
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Afton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Onan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adial
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Old Myndus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Brownsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Mount Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Goods Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Bridgewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Briery Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Massanetta Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Ottobine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- McGaheysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Shenandoah Valley Estates.
Cemeteries Near Shenandoah Valley Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shenandoah Valley Estates.
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 Valley Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shenandoah Valley Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Augusta Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Croft Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hospital Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
- Thornrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Greenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hildebrand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Shenandoah Valley Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shenandoah Valley Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shenandoah Valley Estates, with the one closest to Shenandoah Valley Estates listed first.
- Stuarts Draft
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barterbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
- Lipscomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Lyndhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ladd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ladd is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Fishersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Avis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avis is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Sherando
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Folly Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
- Mint Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
- Annex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Arbor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shenandoah Valley Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shenandoah Valley Estates.
Newspapers Published in Shenandoah Valley Estates ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shenandoah Valley Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shenandoah Valley Estates, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shenandoah Valley Estates.
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 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 Valley Estates:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Bath County
- Buena Vista City
- Charlottesville City
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Lexington City
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shenandoah Valley Estates) 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 Valley Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |