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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 Wardensville (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 Wardensville. 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 Wardensville ...

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.

Another variation: Wardenville.

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Wardensville is located in Hardy County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardy County: Frederick (VA), Rockingham (VA), Shenandoah (VA), Grant, Hampshire & Pendleton.

Below are the counties that are near Wardensville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wardensville:

  • Hardy County     (The home county of Wardensville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wardensville, with the one closest to Wardensville listed first.
    • Baker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Inkerman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inkerman
      • From Wardensville to Inkerman
    • Lost City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Hardy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost City <3>
    • Fort Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mathias
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Moorefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Durgon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durgon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
      • Durgon is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durgon
      • From Wardensville to Durgon
    • Peru
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Wardensville to Peru
  • Grant County
  • Hampshire County
  • Mineral County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wardensville, with the one closest to Wardensville listed first.
    • Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Headsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Ashby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ashby
      • Fort Ashby is located in Mineral County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ashby <3>
  • Clarke County (VA)
  • Frederick County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wardensville, with the one closest to Wardensville listed first.
    • Mountain Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lehew
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lehew. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
      • Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lehew
      • From Wardensville to Lehew
    • Rock Enon Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fawcett Gap
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
    • Rosenberger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulip
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tulip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
      • Tulip is located in Frederick County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tulip
      • From Wardensville to Tulip
    • Hayfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Day - Mar Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Day - Mar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
      • Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Stephens City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Chambersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
      • Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
    • Echo Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Village
      • Echo Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Page County (VA)
  • Rappahannock County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wardensville, with the one closest to Wardensville listed first.
    • Chester Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Reager
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reager. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
      • Reager is located in Rappahannock County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reager
      • From Wardensville to Reager
  • Rockingham County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wardensville, with the one closest to Wardensville listed first.
    • Tunis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Rockingham County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tunis
      • From Wardensville to Tunis
    • Plains Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Warren County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wardensville, with the one closest to Wardensville listed first.
    • Reliance
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bentonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Limeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Overall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
      • Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Cedarville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Riverton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Viscose City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viscose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
      • Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)
    • Front Royal
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashby
      • From Wardensville to Ashby
    • Milldale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
      • Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milldale
      • From Wardensville to Milldale
    • Applewood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester City (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near Wardensville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wardensville.

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 Wardensville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wilson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clagett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clagett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clagett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alum - Bank Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alum - Bank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alum - Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sugar Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gravel Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Lane Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heare Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heare Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wardensville had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wardensville had a population of 258 people.

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

  • Rio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Hampshire County
  • Van Buren Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Furnace
    • Van Buren Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Zepp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zepp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
    • Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Zepp
    • From Wardensville to Zepp
  • Capon Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Springs
    • Capon Springs is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Springs <3>
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Hardy County
  • Gravel Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
    • Gravel Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
  • Yellow Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Delray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Delray is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delray <3>
  • Millbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Millbrook is located in Hampshire County
  • Rockland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Hardy County
  • Alonzaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alonzaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzaville
    • Alonzaville is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Saumsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saumsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saumsville
    • Saumsville is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Mount Olive
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Hampshire County
    • Inkerman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inkerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
      • Inkerman is located in Hardy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Inkerman
      • From Wardensville to Inkerman

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wardensville ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wardensville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wardensville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wardensville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wardensville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5> of Wardensville.

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 Wardensville:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Wardensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wardensville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wardensville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0765, Longitude: -78.5949    









 

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