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 Run (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 Run. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Run 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 Stony Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stony Run:
- Augusta County (The home county of Stony Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Spottswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Steeles Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Craigsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Stuarts Draft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jolivue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Marble Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Foothill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Alleghany County
- Griffith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Forks of Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Lowesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Sandidges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Monitor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Pedlar Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- New Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Yost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Millboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Bath Alum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Bolar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Mitchelltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Warm Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Clover Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- McDowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Tyro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Jonesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Lodebar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Afton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Onan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Adial
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Durrett Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Old Myndus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Brownsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marlbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- East Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Kerrs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Buffalo Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Fancy Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stony Run, see our County-by-County Page for Stony Run.
Cemeteries Near Stony Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stony Run.
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 Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stony Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- New Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McDowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Glebe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craigsville Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Stony Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stony Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stony Run, with the one closest to Stony Run listed first.
- Davis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Raphine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spottswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Brownsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Steeles Tavern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lofton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lofton is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofton
- Middlebrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zack
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zack is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zack
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marlbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Pond Gap ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pond Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Gap
- Timber Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stony Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stony Run.
Newspapers Published in Stony Run ...
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 Stony Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stony Run, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stony Run.
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 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 Stony Run:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Bath County
- Buena Vista City
- Highland County
- Lexington City
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |