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 Staunton (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 Staunton. 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 Staunton ...

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.

Another variation: Stauton.

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.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Staunton ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Staunton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Staunton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Staunton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Staunton.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Staunton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Staunton:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Staunton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Staunton.

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

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

• Hospital Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hospital Cemetery
• Thornrose Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thornrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Staunton.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornrose Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231589 <3>
• Staunton National Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staunton National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staunton National Cemetery
• Fairview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
• Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
• Croft Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croft Cemetery
• Belmont Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
• Hunters Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Cemetery
• Mt. Chapel Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Chapel Cemetery
• Schutterie Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schutterie Cemetery
• Cline Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
• Allen Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
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  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Glebe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glebe 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.<4>

While we didn't find Staunton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Staunton.

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

• Folly Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
  • Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
• Snyder
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Augusta County
• Brand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
  • Brand is located in Augusta County
• Annex
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Annex is located in Augusta County
• Arbor Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
  • Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
• Mint Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mint Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
  • Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
• Verona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Verona is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <5>
• Barterbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barterbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barterbrook
  • Barterbrook is located in Augusta County
• Fishersville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Laurel Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
• Avis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
  • Avis is located in Augusta County
• Churchville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <5>
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  • Swoope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swoope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoope
    • Swoope is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swoope <5>
  • Stuarts Draft
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Draft
    • Stuarts Draft is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuarts Draft <5>
  • Hermitage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Staunton: www.staunton.va.us/

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