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 Timber Ridge (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 Timber Ridge. 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 Timber Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Timber Ridge: Timber Rdg. (or less commonly used: Timber Rdge. or Timber Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Timber Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Timber Ridge.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Timber Ridge is located in Frederick 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 Frederick County: Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Berkeley (WV), Hampshire (WV), Hardy (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Timber Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Timber Ridge:
- Frederick County (The home county of Timber Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Nordic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Good
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Cross Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Siler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Shockeysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Rock Enon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Rosenberger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lehew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Albin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Wadesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Berrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Frogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zepp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Toms Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Reliance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reliance is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Viscose City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Applewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Winchester City
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Keifers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Green Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Oldtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Orleans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Spring Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Rush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Flintstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Pearre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Pool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Gerrardstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Inwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Hedgesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Swan Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Little Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Good
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Capon Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North River Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Lehew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Slanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Sedan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Yellow Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Okonoko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Three Churches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Wardensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Middleway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bardane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Charles Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ranson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Kabletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Shepherdstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Short Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Wiley Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stotlers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Paw Paw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Doe Gully
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Orleans Cross Roads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Timber Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Timber Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Timber Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Timber Ridge.
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 Timber Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Timber Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Redland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Hayfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147308 <2>
- Yeakley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Grange Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McIntire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Touhey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Timber Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Timber Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Whitacre
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whitacre is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitacre
- Cross Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Capon Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Gore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cold Stream
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cold Stream is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Stream
- Gainesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesboro is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
- Hayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Siler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Hooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Rock Enon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shockeysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Rosenberger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- North River Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Timber Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Timber Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Timber Ridge ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Timber Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Timber Ridge, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Timber Ridge.
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 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 Timber Ridge:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Frederick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan 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> | 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> | 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 Timber Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Timber Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |