Dee, According to the book "The Dove Family of Rockingham County, Virginia", by Lewis H. Yankey, 1991, page 1, the village was originally named after Henry Dove, the 1st Dove settler in Rockingham/Augusta County: "Henry (Toup, Doub) Dove is the first Dove settler we can trace in Rockingham County, Virginia. So far little is known of Henry "Toup" Dove's ancestors. Tradition is that he migrated with his family from Germany to America by way of New York and to Loudoun Co., VA by way of Pennsylvania, Maryland to Loudoun County, VA. The first accout of him is that he lived near William and Thomas Jackson in 1765 in Loudoun Co., VA. He came to Brocks Gap northwest Rockingham Co., VA (then in Augusta County, VA), became a large landowner, lived a few hundre yards from where the village of Dovesville was founded. Dovesville's name was later changed to West Gap and today (1980) is known as Bergton." Norman Dee Randall wrote: > Does anyone know the history of this town,why it was called Dovesvile > and then changed. I'm mainly interested in the name Dovesville. > > You can post my answer to the list,if you want. > > Thank you. > > Sincerely, > Dee > Toms Brook, VA