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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 Weyers Cave (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 Weyers Cave. 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 Weyers Cave ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Weyers Cave, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Weyers Cave may originally have been Weyer's Cave.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Weyers Cave might be written as Weyer Cave.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Weyers Cave is located in Augusta County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties 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 Weyers Cave. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weyers Cave:

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weyers Cave, see our County-by-County Page for Weyers Cave.

Cemeteries Near Weyers Cave ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weyers Cave.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weyers Cave covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weyers Cave, with the one closest to Weyers Cave listed first.

  • Click Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Click Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Click Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Naked Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naked Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naked Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zane Showker Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bells Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitmer Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Landes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Old Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Forge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Forge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Forge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Moriah UMC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Weyers Cave had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Weyers Cave, with the one closest to Weyers Cave listed first.

  • Mount Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sidney
    • Mount Sidney is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sidney <2>
  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Augusta County
  • Fort Defiance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
    • Fort Defiance is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Defiance <2>
  • Mount Crawford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Friedens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
    • Friedens is located in Rockingham County
  • North River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Port Republic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Republic
    • Port Republic is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Republic <2>
  • Roman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
    • Roman is located in Augusta County
  • New Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
  • Harriston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
    • Harriston is located in Augusta County
  • Goods Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Pleasant Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
    • Verona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weyers Cave. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weyers Cave.

Newspapers Published in Weyers Cave ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weyers Cave.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weyers Cave, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weyers Cave.

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 helpful 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 Weyers Cave:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Weyers Cave. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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 Weyers Cave, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Weyers Cave) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weyers Cave. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2890, Longitude: -78.9128    









 

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