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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 Stemphleytown (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 Stemphleytown. 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 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.

Stemphleytown is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy (WV) & Pendleton (WV).

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

  • Rockingham County     (The home county of Stemphleytown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Dayton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Rushville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
    • Bridgewater
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coakley Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
    • Hinton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
    • Mount Crawford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Erection
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
      • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
    • Clover Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
      • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
    • Lilly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
    • North River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • Ottobine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
    • Spring Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
    • Briery Branch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
      • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Boonesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Mountfair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • White Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Foothill Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancey Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Weyers Cave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Solon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
    • Parnassus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
    • Grottoes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Churchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sampson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sampson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Brand
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Dooms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Jolivue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Amicus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Kinderhook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Palo Alto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
    • McDowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Afton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Durrett Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Leaksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Marksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • New Market
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Orkney Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Basye - Bryce Mountain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stemphleytown, with the one closest to Stemphleytown listed first.
    • Propstburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Sugar Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Brandywine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Seybert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Franklin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
    • Zigler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
      • Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Ruddle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruddle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
      • Ruddle is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Harper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Kline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Pendleton County (WV)

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

Newspapers Published in Stemphleytown ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stemphleytown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stemphleytown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stemphleytown.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Stemphleytown:

Cemeteries Near Stemphleytown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stemphleytown.

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

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

  • Dayton Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fishback Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fishback Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fishback Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Dayton.
    • The Fishback Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dayton Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishback Family Cemetery
  • Ames Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bridgewater Cemetery
    • Greenwood Ames Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dayton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Robert Farley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robert Farley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Farley Cemetery
  • Riverdale Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pike Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Dayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
  • Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Rushville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
  • Hinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Hinton is located in Rockingham County
  • Mount Crawford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
  • Dale Enterprise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Enterprise
    • Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham County
  • North River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • North River is located in Rockingham County
  • Lilly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Rockingham County
  • Clover Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
    • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
  • Ottobine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
    • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
  • Spring Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mount Clinton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clinton
      • Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County
    • Peach Grove ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
      • Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
    • Sangerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
      • Sangerville 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 Stemphleytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stemphleytown.

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.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>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- Stemphleytown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stemphleytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4110, Longitude: -78.9592       In this case, the coordinates for Stemphleytown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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 Stemphleytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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