Linville Creek was one of the most important centers of Colonial Virginia during the eighteenth century. Its name is derived from William Linvell (various spellings: Linvel, Linwell), who was granted 15,000 acres in the area prior to 1739. Located along the Great Wagon Road in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Linville quickly became a civilized outpost on the frontier. Its earliest settlers were English Quakers, and few Scotch-Irish who were later joined by Swiss Germans many of whom moved south from Pennsylvania.[3]
President Abraham Lincoln's great-grandparents, "Virginia John" and Rebecca Flowers Lincoln also moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia in 1768 and settled on a 600-acre tract of land along Linville Creek. The President's father, Thomas Lincoln, was born on this property in 1778 before his family moved west to what is now Kentucky, which was then part of Virginia but across the mountains from the settled areas. The two-story brick home on the property known as the Lincoln Homestead and Cemetery was built circa 1800 by the President's great-uncle Jacob Lincoln. The property, a registered Virginia Historic Landmark, includes a family cemetery where five generations of Lincolns are buried along with two slaves, identified as Queenie and Uncle Ned.[6]
linville, virginia, linville, census, designated, place, located, rockingham, county, state, virginia, located, miles, north, harrisonburg, virginia, first, time, listed, united, states, census, 2020, contains, linville, united, church, christ, linvillecensus,. Linville is a Census designated place located in Rockingham County in the U S state of Virginia It is located 6 miles north of Harrisonburg Virginia 1 2 It is for the first time listed as CDP for the United States Census 2020 It contains the Linville United Church of Christ LinvilleCensus designated placeLocation of the Linville CDP within the Rockingham CountyLinvilleLocation in VirginiaShow map of VirginiaLinvilleLinville the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 31 15 N 78 50 15 W 38 52083 N 78 83750 W 38 52083 78 83750Country United StatesStateVirginiaCountyRockingham CountyPopulation 1870 Total3 547FIPS code51 45960History editLinville Creek was one of the most important centers of Colonial Virginia during the eighteenth century Its name is derived from William Linvell various spellings Linvel Linwell who was granted 15 000 acres in the area prior to 1739 Located along the Great Wagon Road in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia Linville quickly became a civilized outpost on the frontier Its earliest settlers were English Quakers and few Scotch Irish who were later joined by Swiss Germans many of whom moved south from Pennsylvania 3 nbsp Homestead in Linville in which Thomas Lincoln father of President Abraham Lincoln was born in 1778 Around 1750 Daniel Boone s father Squire Boone moved his family from Oley Pennsylvania to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia The Boone family farmed in the Linville Creek area for several years in the 1750s before moving on to North Carolina On August 14 1756 Daniel Boone married Rebecca Ann Bryan daughter of Morgan Bryan of Linville Creek whom he met while living in the Linville area 4 disputed discuss better source needed Boone s wife and children stayed in the Linville area while he explored the wilderness west of the Allegheny Mountains 5 disputed discuss better source needed President Abraham Lincoln s great grandparents Virginia John and Rebecca Flowers Lincoln also moved from Pennsylvania to Virginia in 1768 and settled on a 600 acre tract of land along Linville Creek The President s father Thomas Lincoln was born on this property in 1778 before his family moved west to what is now Kentucky which was then part of Virginia but across the mountains from the settled areas The two story brick home on the property known as the Lincoln Homestead and Cemetery was built circa 1800 by the President s great uncle Jacob Lincoln The property a registered Virginia Historic Landmark includes a family cemetery where five generations of Lincolns are buried along with two slaves identified as Queenie and Uncle Ned 6 During the antebellum period Linville was an important stop on the underground railroad due to the large number of Anabaptists in the area who were opposed to slavery and helped runaway slaves find safe passage out of Rockingham through Brock s Gap to Pendleton for a walk through Franklin and on to Petersburg in what is now West Virginia where they could find rail passage to the north 3 Linville was affected by the major local floods of 1870 1 Its population at the time was 3547 with 17 productive industries in the town 1 Mannheim and the George Chrisman House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places 7 References edit a b c Wayland John Walter 1912 A history of Rockingham County Virginia Ruebush Elkins Co p 166 Retrieved January 26 2011 Google Maps Map Google a b Linville Timeline Massanutten Musings Daniel Boone His Valley Connections July 6 2012 History of County Rockingham County VA Official Website Lincoln homestead offers look into past The Washington Times National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Linville Virginia amp oldid 1164964507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
