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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Roundtop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Roundtop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roundtop, please Contact Us.
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 Roundtop (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 Roundtop. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Roundtop is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan 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 Morgan County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Berkeley & Hampshire.
Below are the counties that are near Roundtop. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roundtop:
- Morgan County (The home county of Roundtop)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Sleepy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Orleans Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Doe Gully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Cherry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Stotlers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hansrote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Hedgesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Bedington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gerrardstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Darkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Swan Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Inwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Okonoko
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Good
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Donaldson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Higginsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Slanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Capon Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Bardane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Middleway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherdstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Ridgeley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carpendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Wiley Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Ashby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Little Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Flintstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oldtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shanty Town is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Corriganville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
- Ellerslie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Big Pool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Halfway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Maugansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Purcell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Beans Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Rainsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Everett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Breezewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charlesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Ott Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Mount Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Hopewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Claylick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Cove Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mercersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Dickey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Fort Loudon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Milnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Williamson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Greencastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cowans Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Emmaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Sipes Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Websters Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Crystal Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Akersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- McConnellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Shockeysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Collinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Good
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Siler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Cross Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- White Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Cedar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Welltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Hayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roundtop, see our County-by-County Page for Roundtop.
Cemeteries Near Roundtop ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roundtop.
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 Roundtop - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roundtop covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hancock (MD).
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <4>
- Alpine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Great Cacapon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Roundtop in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roundtop.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roundtop, with the one closest to Roundtop listed first.
- Sir Johns Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Berkeley Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Great Cacapon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Warfordsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buck Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Sleepy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Little Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Plum Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Piney Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Doe Gully
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roundtop. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roundtop.
Newspapers Published in Roundtop ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roundtop.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roundtop, there are papers which were published within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roundtop.
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 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 Roundtop:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Mineral County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Frederick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Roundtop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Roundtop) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |