Our Genealogy Helper
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 Flat Run (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 Flat Run. 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 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.
Flat Run is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Flat Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Run:
- Orange County (The home county of Flat Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Indian Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Rhoadesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Olney Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Olney Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Corner
- Moss Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Stuart Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Samuels Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Lignum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Kellys Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Culpeper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Waylands Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Norman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Griffinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Jeffersonton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Eggbornsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Homeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Remington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
- Bealeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Opal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Opal is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
- Brent Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brent Town is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Town
- Catlett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Turnbull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Frytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Orlean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg City
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- Dawsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Tylers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- King George County
- Fairview Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview Beach is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Beach
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Harris ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Green Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Louisa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Bumpass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bumpass is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpass
- Bumpass has also been known as:
- Bumpas
- Bumpass Junction
- Bumpass Station
- Bumpass Turnout
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumpass <1>
- Trevilians
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Cuckoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Madison Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Tryme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Radiant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Peola Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prince William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Aden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aden is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Combat Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Combat Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combat Village
- Kopp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kopp is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopp
- Joplin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joplin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Locust Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Nokesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canova is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
- Chamberlain Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
- Dumfries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quantico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montclair
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Amissville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Dunavant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Brockroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Todds Tavern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Paytes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- McHenry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Waverly Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Margo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Post Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spotsylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Storck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Storck is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storck
- Hartwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cropp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- Stafford Lakes Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Northridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Northridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Falmouth Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Falmouth Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Village
- Hampstead Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Little Falls Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Charles County (MD)
- Nanjemoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Run, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Run.
Cemeteries Near Flat Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Run.
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 Flat Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elys Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Embry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Flat Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Run, with the one closest to Flat Run listed first.
- Indian Town
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Wilderness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Richardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lignum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
- Burr Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Parker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Pine View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine View is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View
- Sumerduck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brockroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Kellys Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Mine Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mine Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Run
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- True Blue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
- Verdiersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verdiersville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdiersville
- Stevensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stevensburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Run.
Newspapers Published in Flat Run ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Run, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flat Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Flat Run:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Culpeper County
- Fauquier County
- Fredericksburg City
- Greene County
- Hanover County
- King George County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Manassas City
- Prince William County
- Rappahannock County
- Spotsylvania County
- Stafford County
- Charles County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Flat Run, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flat Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |