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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 Simmons Gap (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 Simmons Gap. 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 Simmons Gap ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Simmons Gap, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Simmons Gap may originally have been Simmon's Gap.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Simmons Gap might be written as Simmon Gap.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Simmons Gap is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Albemarle, Madison, Orange, Page & Rockingham.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Simmons Gap)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Amicus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Stanardsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 <4>
    • Kinderhook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Dawsonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Cedarmere
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Boonesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Mountfair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • White Hall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Earlysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <4>
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
    • Logan Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Hollymead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Jefferson Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Commonwealth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sampson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Verona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fishersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <4>
    • Brand
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Lyndhurst
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Solon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Parnassus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Jolivue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
    • Lipscomb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fluvanna County
    • Lake Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa County
    • Meltons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Hood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wolftown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 <4>
    • Ruth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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 <4>
    • Syria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Aroda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Burnt Tree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Madison Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
    • Peola Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Tryme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Afton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Durrett Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
      • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <4>
    • Gordonsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Orange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Verbena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Shenandoah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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 <4>
    • Marksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 <4>
    • Leaksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kimball
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Rappahannock County
    • Slate Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Simmons Gap, with the one closest to Simmons Gap listed first.
    • Berrytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Swift Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Elkton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <4>
    • McGaheysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <4>
    • Massanutten
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
      • Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <4>
    • Montevideo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Goods Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goods Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Keezletown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross Keys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massanetta Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Melrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • North River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • Mount Crawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah County
    • New Market
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Simmons Gap ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simmons Gap.

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

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

  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mission Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyatt Mtn. Mission Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Prize Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prize Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prize Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sipe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • High Top Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Baugher Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baugher Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Baugher Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The Baugher Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Angus Baugher Family Cemetery
  • Baugher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baugher Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Baugher Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Asa Baugher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (416 more) ...
    • Williams Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Huckstep Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckstep Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Huckstep Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Otterbine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbine Cemetery
      • The Otterbine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vernon Family Cemetery

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 Simmons Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simmons Gap.

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

  • Boonesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Swift Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Almond ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
    • Almond is located in Rockingham County
  • Elkton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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 <4>
  • McGaheysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
    • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <4>
  • Amicus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • Lynnwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
    • Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County
  • McMullen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • McMullen is located in Greene County
  • Montevideo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
  • Doylesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
    • Doylesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Free Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Stanardsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
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    • Furnace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
      • Furnace is located in Page County
    • Goods Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goods Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Port Republic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
      • Port Republic is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Republic <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Simmons Gap ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simmons Gap.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simmons Gap, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simmons Gap.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Simmons Gap:

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

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Simmons Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Simmons Gap) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simmons Gap. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2968, Longitude: -78.6220       In this case, the coordinates for Simmons Gap have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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