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Shenandoah County
Genealogy and History
Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy



This Site is Available for Adoption!

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.

We're looking for folks who share our dedication to putting data online and are interested in helping this website become a useful research tool.

If you would like to join our group and become the host of this county, please visit our Volunteer Page and contact Kim.
(A desire to transcribe data and basic webpage skills are necessary)



We regret that we have no time to perform personal research for anybody.
All data we come across will be added to this site, so please keep checking back here.



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County History
Originally named Dunmore County for Virginia Governor Lord Dunmore, Shenandoah County was established in 1772. It was renamed to Shenandoah in 1778, after the Senedos Indian Tribe. The Battle of New Market took place on May 15, 1864, during the Civil War.

NATIONAL PROTECTED AREAS
Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
George Washington National Forest

INCORPORATED TOWNS
Edinburg - Mount Jackson - New Market - Strasburg - Toms Brook - Woodstock

UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
Alonzaville - Basye/Bryce Mountain - Bowmans Crossing - Calvary - Carmel - Clary - Columbia Furnace
Conicville - Detrick - Forestville - Hamburg - Hawkinstown - Lebanon Church - Mourertown - Mount Clifton
Oranda - Orkney Springs - Quicksburg - Saint Luke - Wheatfield

Surrounding Counties

| Frederick | Hardy Co, WV | Page | Rockingham | Warren |