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Rockingham County
Genealogy and History
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Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.

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(A desire to transcribe data and basic webpage skills are necessary)



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County History
Europeans began settling this area around 1745. Rockingham County was established in 1778 out of Augusta County. The county seat was named Harrisonburg and was incorporated as a town in 1780, becoming an independent city. The county is named for teh 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, a British Statesman. 

NATIONAL PROTECTED AREA
George Washington National Forest
Shenandoah National Park

INCORPORATED TOWNS
Bridgewater - Broadway - Dayton - Elkton - Grottoes - Mount Crawford - Timberville

UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
Bergton - Briery Branch - Clover Hill - Cootes Store - Criders - Cross Keys - Dale Enterprise - Edom - Fulks Run
Hinton - Inglewood - Keezletown - Lacey Spring - Linville - Lilly - Massanutten - Mauzy - Mayland - McGaheysville - Montezuma
Mount Clinton - Penn Laird - Pleasant Valley - Port Republic - Rawley Springs - Singers Glen
Stemphleytown - Tenth Legion - Turleytown - Yankeetown

Surrounding Counties

| Albemarle | Augusta | Greene | Page | Shenandoah |

| Hardy Co, WV | Pendleton Co WV |