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 Stony Man (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 Stony Man. 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 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.
Stony Man is located in Page 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 Page County: Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Stony Man. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Man:
- Page County (The home county of Stony Man)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Luray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Marksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Leaksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Cedarmere
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Advance Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Griffinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Eggbornsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Homeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Waylands Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Rixeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Culpeper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Orlean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tulip
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Kinderhook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Amicus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Dawsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Peola Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Syria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Tryme
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Hood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wolftown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aroda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Madison Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Sperryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rediviva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Scrabble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Slate Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Chester Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Amissville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Plains Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Mayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mayland is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
- Timberville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Swift Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Broadway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Daphna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Berrytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Massanutten
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cootes Store
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
- Cherry Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Rinkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Seven Fountains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Dilbeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Columbia Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Maurertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Toms Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Overall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Overall is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Bentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Viscose City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Waterlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Front Royal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Happy Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Riverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Applewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Reliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Mathias
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Man, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Man.
Cemeteries Near Stony Man ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Man.
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 Stony Man - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Man covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beahm's Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beahm's Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Luray.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49373 <3>
- Old County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Georges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Longs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leaks Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Gray Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tanners Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Furnace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stony Man had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Man, with the one closest to Stony Man listed first.
- Ida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ida is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Luray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Kimball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Leaksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Honeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Honeyville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
- Nethers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nethers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nethers
- Rileyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingham is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
- Grove Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Peola Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Sperryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Compton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Compton is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Man. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Man.
Newspapers Published in Stony Man ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stony Man.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Man, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Man.
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 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 Stony Man:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Page County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Madison County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Hardy 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stony Man) 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 Stony Man, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |