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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 Burnt Tree (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 Burnt Tree. 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 doctors and 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.

Burnt Tree is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Culpeper, Greene, Orange, Page & Rappahannock.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Burnt Tree)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Tree, with the one closest to Burnt Tree listed first.
    • Burnley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnley
      • From Burnt Tree to Burnley
    • Gilbert
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Burnt Tree to Gilbert
    • Advance Mills Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Advance Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson Village
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Earlysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollymead
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Burnt Tree to Eastham
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Keswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rio
      (21 miles [33.8 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
  • Charlottesville City
  • Culpeper County
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Tree, with the one closest to Burnt Tree listed first.
    • Remington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
      • Remington is located in Fauquier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <3>
    • Bealeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Opal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnbull
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turnbull
      • From Burnt Tree to Turnbull
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Tree, with the one closest to Burnt Tree listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Kents Store
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Goochland County
    • Tabscott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Tree, with the one closest to Burnt Tree listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Quinque
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kinderhook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stanardsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Amicus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 Burnt Tree to Amicus
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Burnt Tree to Cedarmere
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Tree, with the one closest to Burnt Tree listed first.
    • Meltons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Green Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Trevilians
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Medlock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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 Burnt Tree to Medlock
    • 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>
    • Bells Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mineral
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Burnt Tree to Pendleton
    • Vigor
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Cuckoo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
  • Orange County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Burnt Tree, with the one closest to Burnt Tree listed first.
    • Marksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stanley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Verbena
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Burnt Tree to Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (27 miles [43.5 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>
    • Kimball
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kimball
      • From Burnt Tree to Kimball
    • Leaksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Luray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rappahannock County
  • Rockingham County
  • Spotsylvania County

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

Cemeteries Near Burnt Tree ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnt Tree.

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 Burnt Tree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

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

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

  • Twymans Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twymans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
    • Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
  • Madison Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Dale
    • Locust Dale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Dale <3>
  • Liberty Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Orange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pratts
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pratts <3>
  • Rochelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>
  • Somerset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Rapidan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapidan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
    • Rapidan is located in Culpeper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapidan <3>
  • Dawsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Madison Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Nasons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nasons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
    • Nasons is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Leon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
    • Eheart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Burnt Tree ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnt Tree.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burnt Tree, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burnt Tree.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Burnt Tree:

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

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnt Tree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burnt Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2995, Longitude: -78.1785    
<5>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.
<6>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 Burnt Tree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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