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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 Stanley (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 Stanley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Stanley is located in Page 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 Page County: Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah & Warren.

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

  • Page County     (The home county of Stanley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Marksville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Leaksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Shenandoah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Kimball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Verbena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Rileyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Cedarmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarmere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Boonesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <1>
    • Mountfair
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Griffinsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
    • Eggbornsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eggbornsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
      • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
    • Norman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
    • Homeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
    • Culpeper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Amicus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amicus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Dawsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Syria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peola Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Hood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Wolftown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <1>
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Tryme
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
    • Aroda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Burnt Tree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Madison Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
  • Orange County
    • Montpelier Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
      • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <1>
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Sperryville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Slate Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Woodville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
    • Rediviva
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rediviva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Scrabble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
    • Washington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester Gap
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
      • Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
    • Reager
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County
    • Amissville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Plains Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Elkton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Lacey Spring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Mayland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Swift Run
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Timberville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Berrytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Broadway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Daphna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • Massanutten
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Melrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Linville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • New Market
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
      • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <1>
    • Mount Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Edinburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Calvary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
      • Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
    • Seven Fountains
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fountains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
      • Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
    • Woodstock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <1>
    • Columbia Furnace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
      • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orkney Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dilbeck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
      • Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
    • Jerome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Overall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
      • Overall is located in Warren County
    • Bentonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Limeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
      • Limeton is located in Warren County
    • Viscose City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County
    • Front Royal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County
    • Riverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Warren County
  • Hardy County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
    • Mathias
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Stanley ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Stanley. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Stanley and those printed in the larger area surrounding Stanley.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Stanley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Stanley:

Cemeteries Near Stanley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanley.

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

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

  • Leaks Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaks Chapel Cemetery
  • Gray Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Hollow Cemetery
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
  • Longs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longs Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Comer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comer Cemetery
  • Tanners Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanners Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanners Ridge Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (369 more) ...
    • Grove Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stanley had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Stanley had a population of 1,676 people.

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

  • Marksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Leaksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
    • Leaksville is located in Page County
  • Alma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Page County
  • Honeyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
    • Honeyville is located in Page County
  • Ida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Ida is located in Page County
  • Ingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
    • Ingham is located in Page County
  • Stony Man
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Man have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Man
    • Stony Man is located in Page County
  • Grove Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Page County
  • Luray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jollett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollett
    • Jollett is located in Page County
  • Shenandoah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Verbena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Verbena is located in Page County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Furnace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
      • Furnace is located in Page County
    • Kimball
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • New Market
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

The official website for Page County: www.co.page.va.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stanley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stanley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5777, Longitude: -78.5025       In this case, the coordinates for Stanley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Stanley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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