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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 Stonewall (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 Stonewall. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Stonewall 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 Stonewall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonewall:

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Stonewall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Weyers Cave
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Solon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Verona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grottoes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Parnassus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Sampson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
    • Crimora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Churchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Fishersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dooms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Jolivue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Mountfair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Boonesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Foothill Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • White Hall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Cedarmere
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Crozet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Batesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Free Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Earlysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Logan Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kinderhook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Palo Alto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • McDowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Afton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Onan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Durrett Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Shenandoah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Verbena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
  • Rockbridge County
    • Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Mount Crawford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • North River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Bridgewater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Goods Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Dayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Cross Keys
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rushville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Ottobine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
    • Coakley Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
    • Massanetta Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Clover Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
    • Briery Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
  • Shenandoah County
    • New Market
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Moyers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Brandywine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Propstburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
    • Fort Seybert
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
    • Franklin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Stonewall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonewall.

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 Stonewall - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stonewall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Landes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Zane Showker Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bells Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Naked Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Michael's Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Church Cemetery
    • The St. Michael's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael's Reformed Church Cemetery
    • St. Michael's United Church Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Click Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Crawford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Crawford Cemetery
    • The Mt. Crawford Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Crawford Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Mt. Crawford Reformed Church Cemetery
  • Continue List   (340 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stonewall had a population of 13 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Roman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Roman is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
  • Mount Sidney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Weyers Cave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fort Defiance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • North River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
  • Mount Crawford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bridgewater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Friedens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Friedens is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
  • Moscow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Moscow is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Verona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Spring Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Mount Solon
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Stonewall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stonewall.

Newspapers Published in Stonewall ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonewall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonewall, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stonewall.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Stonewall:

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>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 Stonewall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Stonewall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.