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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 Burnley (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 Burnley. 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 and doctors 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.

Burnley is located in Albemarle County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

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

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Burnley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Gilbert
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilbert
      • From Burnley to Gilbert
    • Jefferson Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Advance Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hollymead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Eastham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastham
      • From Burnley to Eastham
    • Earlysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cobham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monacan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
    • Rio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Keswick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Commonwealth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
    • Logan Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Crimora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Grottoes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sampson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sampson
      • From Burnley to Sampson
    • Dooms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
  • Charlottesville City
  • Culpeper County
  • Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Tabscott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Caledonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Burnley to Caledonia
    • Hadensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dawsonville
      • From Burnley to Dawsonville
    • Quinque
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amicus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amicus
      • From Burnley to Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <3>
    • Kinderhook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Burnley to Cedarmere
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Meltons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Medlock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medlock
      • From Burnley to Medlock
    • Trevilians
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bells Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Louisa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
      • Louisa is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <3>
    • Vigor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
    • Mineral
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
      • Mineral is located in Louisa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
    • Pendleton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pendleton
      • From Burnley to Pendleton
    • Cuckoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Onan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Verbena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verbena
      • From Burnley to Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
    • Marksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Stanley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <3>
  • Rappahannock County
  • Rockingham County
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnley, with the one closest to Burnley listed first.
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Holladay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holladay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holladay
      • From Burnley to Holladay
    • Paytes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Waynesboro City

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

Cemeteries Near Burnley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnley.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eheart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eheart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eheart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Free Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knights Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benjamin Sims Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shackelford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackelford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackelford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ruckersville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruckersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruckersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wetsel Family Graveyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (291 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burnley had a population of 33 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Gilbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gilbert
    • From Burnley to Gilbert
  • Eheart
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eheart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart
    • Eheart is located in Orange County
  • Barboursville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ruckersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruckersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville
    • Ruckersville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruckersville <3>
  • Advance Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Proffit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proffit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
  • Quinque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dawsonville
    • From Burnley to Dawsonville
  • Rivanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
  • Eastham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eastham
    • From Burnley to Eastham
  • Lindsay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Lindsay is located in Albemarle County
  • Somerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Orange County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <3>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Liberty Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
      • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
    • Earlysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cobham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Burnley ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnley.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Burnley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burnley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Burnley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1691, Longitude: -78.3392       In this case, the coordinates for Burnley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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