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 Zirkle (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 Zirkle. 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 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.
Zirkle 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 Zirkle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zirkle:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Zirkle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Linville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Melrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Edom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Green Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- New Erection
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Erection is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
- Lacey Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Singers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Cherry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Daphna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daphna is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coakley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Hinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Boonesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Cedarmere
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Mountfair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
- White Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Free Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crozet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foothill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Decca ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decca is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
- Earlysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Weyers Cave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grottoes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Solon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stokesville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stokesville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
- Parnassus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parnassus is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sampson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Crimora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Churchville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dooms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dooms is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
- Brand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Fishersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Kinderhook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Amicus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Stanardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinque
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Harrisonburg City
- Harrisonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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 Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Hood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Syria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wolftown
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Shenandoah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Verbena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leaksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Marksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Luray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Shenandoah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
- Orkney Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rinkerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
- Basye - Bryce Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Willow Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Calvary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Staunton City
- Staunton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grant County (WV)
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seemly is located in Grant County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Hardy County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Mathias
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peru is located in Hardy County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Lost City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pendleton County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Brandywine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Seybert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert
- Propstburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
- Kline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kline is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Ruddle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ruddle is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddle
- Zigler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zirkle, see our County-by-County Page for Zirkle.
Cemeteries Near Zirkle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zirkle.
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 Zirkle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zirkle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Huffman / Flick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman / Flick Cemetery
- The Huffman / Flick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flick / Huffman Cemetery
- Linville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville Cemetery
- Former name for Linville Cemetery:
- Linville Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
- Cromer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brenneman Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Herwin Chapel EUB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lindale Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edom Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 Zirkle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zirkle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zirkle, with the one closest to Zirkle listed first.
- Linville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Melrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Green Mount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mount is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount
- Edom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edom is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
- Dale Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Enterprise is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Enterprise
- Paulington ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paulington is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulington
- Lacey Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
- Singers Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
- Mount Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Clinton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clinton
- Hinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Massanetta Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cherry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zirkle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zirkle.
Newspapers Published in Zirkle ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zirkle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zirkle, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zirkle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Zirkle:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Greene County
- Harrisonburg City
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Shenandoah County
- Staunton City
- Waynesboro City
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- 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 Zirkle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Zirkle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |