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 Spring Hill (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 Spring Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Hill:
- Augusta County (The home county of Spring Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Parnassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weyers Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stokesville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
- Jolivue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Brand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Fishersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grottoes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sampson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Arbor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Mountfair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Foothill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Yancey Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Crozet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Boonesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Cedarmere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Decca ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Free Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ivy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bath County
- Yost
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Greene County
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Palo Alto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- McDowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Possum Trot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Afton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Adial
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Verbena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Shenandoah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Davis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Brownsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Goshen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Briery Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Ottobine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rushville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Cross Keys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Goods Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Moyers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Propstburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Brandywine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Hill.
Cemeteries Near Spring Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Hill.
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 Spring Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Cline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schutterie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Landes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thornrose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Staunton National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Croft Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Spring Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Hill, with the one closest to Spring Hill listed first.
- Roman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roman is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Defiance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Parnassus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Mount Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Churchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Annex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Annex is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
- Weyers Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stribling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stribling Springs is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling Springs
- Lone Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Fountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fountain
- New Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Hill.
Newspapers Published in Spring Hill ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Hill.
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 Spring Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Bath County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Highland County
- Nelson County
- Page County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- Pendleton 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spring Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |