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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Burketown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Burketown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Burketown is located in Augusta County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Burketown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burketown:

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Burketown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Weyers Cave
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Grottoes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Verona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Solon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Parnassus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Parnassus is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
    • Sampson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Crimora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stokesville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Stokesville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
    • Brand
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Churchville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dooms
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Fishersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jolivue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Mountfair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Boonesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Cedarmere
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Foothill Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • White Hall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Crozet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Free Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Batesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Earlysville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Logan Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kinderhook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Quinque
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Palo Alto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Palo Alto is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • McDowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Madison County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Afton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Onan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Durrett Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Greenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Verbena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Marksville is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
    • Stanley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Mount Crawford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Bridgewater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cross Keys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Goods Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Massanetta Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Spring Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Rushville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rushville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Montevideo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Coakley Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
    • Keezletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottobine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ottobine is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottobine
  • Shenandoah County
    • New Market
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pendleton County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Brandywine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Moyers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Moyers is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
    • Propstburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Propstburg is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propstburg
    • Fort Seybert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Seybert is located in Pendleton County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seybert

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burketown, see our County-by-County Page for Burketown.

Cemeteries Near Burketown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burketown.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Burketown - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burketown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.

  • Zane Showker Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Naked Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Click Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Landes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Old Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bells Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Crawford Cemetery
    • The Mt. Crawford Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Crawford Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Mt. Crawford Reformed Church Cemetery
  • Northern Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (353 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Burketown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burketown.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Burketown, with the one closest to Burketown listed first.

  • Weyers Cave
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stonewall
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stonewall is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Mount Sidney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
  • Mount Crawford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Roman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Roman is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
  • Fort Defiance
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Friedens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Friedens is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
  • Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Port Republic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cross Keys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • New Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • New Hope is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Goods Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burketown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burketown.

Newspapers Published in Burketown ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burketown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burketown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burketown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Burketown:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burketown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burketown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.