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 Cold Stream (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 Cold Stream. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Cold Stream 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 Cold Stream. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cold Stream:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Cold Stream)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Capon Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North River Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Good
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Slanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Lehew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Sedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Yellow Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Three Churches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Okonoko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Donaldson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Gerrardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Inwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Darkesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Hedgesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Wardensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Middleway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Summit Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Jefferson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Fort Ashby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Short Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wiley Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keyser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Hansrote
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Stotlers Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Doe Gully
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Woodmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Keifers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Oldtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Little Orleans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Spring Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Flintstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brady
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Cliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Frost ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Pinto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Cresaptown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Pearre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Pool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Wadesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Boyce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Good
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Nordic Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cross Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lehew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Siler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Hayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Shockeysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Rosenberger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Chambersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Albin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Strasburg Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Zepp
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Strasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Toms Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maurertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Reliance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Ashby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Milldale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cold Stream, see our County-by-County Page for Cold Stream.
Cemeteries Near Cold Stream ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cold Stream.
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 Cold Stream - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cold Stream covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesboro Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McIntire Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Touhey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Enon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ginnevan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Lane Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Cold Stream had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cold Stream, with the one closest to Cold Stream listed first.
- Capon Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North River Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Bloomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomery is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
- Slanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Hooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Whitacre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitacre is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitacre
- Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gap is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Pleasantdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Cross Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Lehew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cold Stream. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cold Stream.
Newspapers Published in Cold Stream ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Stream.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cold Stream, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cold Stream.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cold Stream:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hardy County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Clarke County
- Frederick 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 Cold Stream, 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- Cold Stream) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |