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 Capon 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 Capon 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 Capon 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Capon Springs: Capon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Capon Spngs. or Capon 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Capon Springs is located in Hampshire County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Capon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Capon Springs:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Capon Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lehew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Capon Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North River Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Good
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Higginsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Romney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Vance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gerrardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Grant County
- Medley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Wardensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Inkerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Lost City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mathias
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Summit Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Middleway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Headsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ashby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paw Paw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Stotlers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hansrote
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Keifers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boyce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wadesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Berrys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frogtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Arcadia Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Fauquier County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Fauquier County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Markham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Mountain Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Lehew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Fawcett Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Rosenberger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Hayfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Chambersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Day - Mar Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Stephens City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Echo Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Echo Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
- Nordic Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Page County (VA)
- Rileyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rappahannock County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Chester Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Zepp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Strasburg Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Strasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Seven Fountains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Seven Fountains is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fountains
- Columbia Furnace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Willow Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Reliance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Ashby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Front Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Bentonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Milldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Overall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Overall is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Capon Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Capon Springs.
Cemeteries Near Capon Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Capon 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 Capon Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Capon Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Racey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clagett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alum - Bank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Capon Chapel 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Capon Springs had a population of 154 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Capon Springs, with the one closest to Capon Springs listed first.
- Yellow Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gravel Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Mountain Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Lehew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Millbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Wardensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Wheatfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
- Rock Enon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Hooks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Delray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Church is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Mount Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Williams is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Williams
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Zepp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Capon Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capon Springs.
Newspapers Published in Capon 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Capon Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capon Springs, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Capon Springs.
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 Capon Springs:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Clarke County
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 Capon Springs, 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' (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- Capon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |