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 Sirons Mill (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 Sirons Mill. 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 Sirons Mill ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Sirons Mill: Sirons Ml. (or less commonly used: Sirons Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Sirons Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Sirons Mill may originally have been Siron's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sirons Mill might be written as Siron Mill.
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 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.
Sirons Mill is located in Highland 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 Highland County: Augusta, Bath, Pendleton (WV) & Pocahontas (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Sirons Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sirons Mill:
- Highland County (The home county of Sirons Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palo Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Possum Trot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Clover Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- West Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stokesville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
- Marble Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Parnassus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Chapin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Churchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Craigsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Arbor Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Middlebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- Bolar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Burnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Yost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Bath Alum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Warm Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Rockbridge County
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- Briery Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Ottobine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Spring Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Clover Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Lilly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rushville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Bridgewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coakley Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Hinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Erection
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Moyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Dry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Zigler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Propstburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Brandywine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruddle
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Fort Seybert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Macksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Pocahontas County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- Thornwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Arbovale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Durbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cass
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frost
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Sitlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Wildell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Randolph County (WV)
- Whitmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitmer is located in Randolph County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sirons Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Sirons Mill.
Cemeteries Near Sirons Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sirons Mill.
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 Sirons Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sirons Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- Totten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griffin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Augusta Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hobart Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Run Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Mary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnsville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doyle Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (116 more) ...
- Yeager Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arbovale Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lightner Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sirons Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sirons Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sirons Mill, with the one closest to Sirons Mill listed first.
- Doe Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doe Hill is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Hill
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palo Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Monterey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vanderpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vanderpool is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
- New Hampden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampden is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampden
- Hightown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Clover Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- West Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Mill Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Gap is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Dry Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sirons Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sirons Mill.
Newspapers Published in Sirons Mill ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sirons Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sirons Mill, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sirons Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sirons Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sirons Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sirons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |