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 and hospitals 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Page, Shenandoah, Hardy (WV) & Pendleton (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:
- Rockingham 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.
- Goods Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Mount Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGaheysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Massanutten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Coakley Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Boonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Mountfair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- Cedarmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- White Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Foothill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Crozet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yancey Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Decca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Earlysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Logan Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Weyers Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grottoes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sampson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Verona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Solon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crimora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parnassus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Dooms
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stokesville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
- Fishersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brand
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Churchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jolivue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jolivue is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Charlottesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Amicus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Kinderhook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Stanardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quinque
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Dawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland County
- Palo Alto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palo Alto is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Hood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wolftown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Afton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Onan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Durrett Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lodebar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Shenandoah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Stanley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Leaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Timber Ridge, with the one closest to Timber Ridge listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Brandywine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Propstburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Moyers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Fort Seybert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
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.
- Whitmer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friedens UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens UCC Cemetery
- The Friedens UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Church Cemetery
- Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys Cemetery
- The Cross Keys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massanutten Cross Keys Cemetery
- Pirkey Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirkey Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pirkey Family Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Cross Keys.
- Naked Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Byerly Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Port Republic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- The Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Port Republic Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Hooke Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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>
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.
- Friedens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friedens is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Goods Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weyers Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Republic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- North River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Pleasant Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Mount Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lynnwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lynnwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
- Montevideo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Massanetta Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater
(6 miles [9.7 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 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 84 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 18 miles [29 km]<3>. 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 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 Timber Ridge:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Charlottesville City
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Page County
- Shenandoah 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Timber Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |