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 Stribling Springs (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 Stribling Springs. 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 Stribling Springs ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stribling Springs: Stribling Spgs. (or less commonly used: Stribling Spngs. or Stribling Sprngs.)
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.
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 doctors 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.
Stribling Springs 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 Stribling Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stribling Springs:
- Augusta County (The home county of Stribling Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Parnassus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stokesville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
- Mount Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Weyers Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Jolivue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Deerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Brand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Mountfair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Foothill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Crozet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Yancey Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Bath County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Yost
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yost is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Bolar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bolar is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Palo Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- McDowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Possum Trot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Monterey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Meadowdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Afton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Onan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Brownsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Briery Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
- Ottobine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
- Bridgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Mount Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- North River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Coakley Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Moyers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Propstburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Harper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Brandywine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zigler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
- Fort Seybert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Ruddle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Dry Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Circleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stribling Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Stribling Springs.
Cemeteries Near Stribling Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stribling Springs.
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 Stribling Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stribling Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Elk Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schutterie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Augusta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Click Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Community Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeVier Family Cemetery #1
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- DeVier Family Cemetery #2
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Negro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Oak Lawn Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cline Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Stribling Springs had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stribling Springs, with the one closest to Stribling Springs listed first.
- Parnassus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Lone Fountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Fountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fountain
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Solon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Augusta is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Augusta
- Sangerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sangerville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
- Roman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roman is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
- Buffalo Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Spring Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Swoope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Mountain is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mountain
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snyder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Snyder is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Defiance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stribling Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stribling Springs.
Newspapers Published in Stribling Springs ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stribling Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stribling Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stribling Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stribling Springs:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Augusta County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Bath County
- Harrisonburg City
- Highland County
- Nelson County
- Rockbridge County
- Rockingham County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- Pendleton 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stribling Springs) 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 Stribling Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |