This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Staton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BAC.2ACE/1389 Message Board Post: For whom are Staton's Falls and Staton's Creek named? It would seem reasonable that a Staton "discovered" or homesteaded near the falls and creek. Does anyone have any information as to the origin of the name of these sites? These falls are located in the vacinity of US 60 and SR 605. This link provides information on the falls and the creek. www.aria-database.com/.../ fallsmonth/2-00.html I know that there were several families of Statons living in Amherst County prior to the Civil War - my wife is a Staton and a direct descendant of these Statons: John A. Staton, Sr. 1794-1876 William Wesley Staton 1816-???? Zachariah D. Staton 1838-1909 Walter Massie Staton 1887-1965 Paul Ralph Staton, Sr. 1919-1996 Thanks for your asistance in this matter. Doug P. Douglas Chapman [email protected]