Rockingham Online Data

Cemeteries and Church Records
Rockingham Co. Cemetery Project	An ongoing project by the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Historical Society to walk and record all of the church, public and private cemeteries in Rockingham County. Updated 03-28-2009
Rockingham County Tombstone Photo Project	Photographs of cemeteries & tombstones in Rockingham County. Coordinated by Robert Crawford
Friedens Lutheran and Reformed Congregations of Rockingham County, Translated Records	Scanned images of a book containing over 1800 Baptisms and over 2500 Communicant names.
Friedens United Church of Christ Cemetery	This cemetery is one of the oldest in Rockingham County. A few stones date from the mid 1700s and the names of many of the earliest settlers of the area can be found there. This work, commissioned by the church and transcribed by Sandra Huemann-Kelly, includes the entire inscription from the stones.
Churches and Religious Life	from John Wayland's "History of Rockingham County"

Court Records
Rockingham County Minutes - Court Martial 1814	Found by Frank Blackburn, June 1927 in Clerk’s Office Rockingham County. Taken from typed copy at Rockingham Co. Clerk's Office.
Early Court Minutes for Rockingham County	Includes mention of many of the early residents of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County, especially in relation to compensation for provisions contributed during the Revolutionary War
Lyman Chalkley's "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia"	These are abstracts of court records from Augusta County for 1745 to 1800. From Augusta's formation until 1778 Rockingham County was a part of Augusta County, so these are very valuable records for anyone researching in Rockingham for that time period. (Outside link)

Land Records
Coots Deeds	on the Coots Store website. More than 40 transcribed deeds pertaining to the Coots family and that area. (Outside link)

Maps
Railroad Maps	Some include Rockingham County (Library of Congress - Outside link)
1895 map of Rockingham County	From the 1895 U.S. Atlas (Outside link)
Historic USGS Maps	Great for finding older place names! (Outside link)

Military
List of Confederate Widows Drawing Pension	List of widows receiving confederate pension found among miscellaneous papers at the Rockingham County Court House
Muster Rolls of Rockingham Soldiers	1774; 1813; 1814 from John Wayland's "History of Rockingham County"
Muster Rolls of Rockingham Soldiers	Civil War Units from John Wayland's "History of Rockingham County"
War of 1812 Payrolls	Extracted by Dave Spangler
WWI Service Men	Approximately Twelve-Hundred Names - Furnished by Rockingham County War History Commission, October, 1921
Rockingham Co. WWII Honor Roll	WWII casualties, including photographs when available

Miscellaneous
Southern Claims Commission - List of Claims	Claims made against the Federal Government after the Civil War by avowed Unionists living in the South. This is a list of claimants from Rockingham County
Southern Claims Commission - Reports of Disallowed Claims	Summary of claims made including property lost with value, and summary of depositions - Rockingham County
1850 Census for Town of Harrisonburg	Transcription of 1850 Census for people living within the town limits of Harrisonburg (outside link - .pdf file)
Town of Harrisonburg Council Minutes from 1850s	Excerpts from the Town Council minutes beginning in 1849 when the town was incorporated. Includes real and personal property tax lists. (outside link - .pdf file)
Rockingham County Family Album	Pre-1920 photographs of Rockingham County Families. Coordinated by Robert Crawford
1784 Heads of Families for Rockingham County	From: Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790, Virginia Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785 Originally published 1908 by Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
People & Places of Historic Harrisonburg c. 1820	Diagrams of street layouts, buildings and owners/occupants based on a book titled "My Recollections of Rocktown - Now Known as Harrisonburg" by Maria G. Carr.
1870 Rockingham County Township descriptions	Boundaries of the various townships in Rockingham County. Information typed from a handwritten copy at the Harrisonburg/Rockingham Historical Society.
Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory - Virginia - 1851	"New River Notes" website. List of merchants & professionals in Rockingham County & Harrisonburg. (Outside link)
Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Virginia by Richard Edwards 1854	"New River Notes" website (Outside link)
List of Patrons for the Atlas of Rockingham County, Va.	Includes many names with acres owned, post office, business, nativity and date of settlement. Listed by district. Taken from the Atlas of Rockingham County, Va., D. J. Lake & Co., 1885.
1887 list of those attending series of meetings of Brethren at Timberville and also those baptized	On Bridgewater College Library website (Outside link)
"A History of Rockingham County"	by John W. Wayland. Entire text of the book retyped and searchable on the website.
Henry Smals Diaries	Partial index created by researcher Ken Hinkle, 2003, and highlights noted by researcher Peggy Dillard, Fall, 2002. Located in JMU Special Collections. Henry Smals lived in Bridgewater and the diaries are from 1871 - 1891. (Outside link)
Letters from Home	Letters written to David Harrison Homan, who was living in Henry Co., IL, from family and friends in Rockingham Co. - c. 1861 Letters transcribed by Christine M. Smith
Gabriel Shank & Aldine Kieffer Collection	Civil War diary and additional correspondence during Gabriel Shank's service in the 10th Virginia Infantry and letters written by Aldine Kieffer. Contributed by Margaret S. Mohr Weaver
Entries of Genealogical Interest Extracted From Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary	Collated from his Diary by Benjamin Funk Published by the Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Illinois (1900) Extracted by Donald W. Nazelrod
Town names in Rockingham County	Includes previous names of the towns
History of Rockingham County Schools	Developed by the Rockingham County School system (Outside link)
Online data at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society	1798 Tax Schedule, Rockingham County, VA 1810 Census, Rockingham County, VA 1813 Free Negroes, Rockingham County, VA 1860 Mortality Schedule, Rockingham County, VA 1870 Mortality Schedule, Rockingham County, VA Supplement information to "Mills of Rockingham County" (Outside link)
Rockingham County Post Offices	Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society Website (Outside link)
Digital Library for Rockingham County	Part of the USGenWeb Archives. These are actual court and other documents transcribed and donated by researchers. Includes, wills, deeds, bible records, vital records, etc. (outside link)

Vital Records
Certificates of Death from Rockingham County 1912 - 1939	Over 1500 entries extracted from death certificates for people dying in Rockingham County. Extracted and contributed by Robert Crawford Updated 3/22/04
Selected Death Records 1853 - 1893	Transcribed and contributed by Deb Wake. Many surnames are included so be sure to check for yours! Updated 3/29/03