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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 Fletcher (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 Fletcher. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Fletcher is primarily located in Greene County. A portion of Fletcher extends into 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 Greene County: Albemarle, Madison, Orange, Page & Rockingham.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Fletcher)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Kinderhook
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Amicus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Dawsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Cedarmere
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Boonesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Burnley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Earlysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <2>
    • Gilbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Hollymead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Logan Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Mountfair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Grottoes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Weyers Cave
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Crimora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sampson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Dooms
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Griffinsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
    • Norman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
    • Culpeper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Eggbornsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eggbornsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
      • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
    • Homeland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
    • Rixeyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Meltons
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
    • Green Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
    • Medlock
      (29 miles [46.7 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Trevilians
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Hood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolftown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <2>
    • Ruth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Syria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Aroda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Tryme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
    • Peola Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Burnt Tree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Madison Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
      • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <2>
    • Orange
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Gordonsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grassland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
    • True Blue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
    • Rhoadesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Vulcan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vulcan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Verbena
      (11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Marksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Shenandoah
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Stanley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Leaksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kimball
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Rileyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Slate Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Scrabble
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
    • Sperryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rediviva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Amissville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Elkton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>
    • Berrytown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Massanutten
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanutten
      • Massanutten is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massanutten <2>
    • McGaheysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <2>
    • Montevideo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Lacey Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Goods Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goods Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Keezletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massanetta Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Melrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Mayland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Cross Keys
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Shenandoah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • New Market
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Jackson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
      • Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <2>
    • Rinkerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinkerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinkerton
      • Rinkerton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Mount Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clifton
      • Mount Clifton is located in Shenandoah County
    • Edinburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fletcher, with the one closest to Fletcher listed first.
    • Overall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
      • Overall is located in Warren County
    • Bentonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Fletcher ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fletcher.

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

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

  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor - Fletcher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shifflett Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lower Pocosin Mission Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sholes Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sholes Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sholes Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Swift Run.
  • Shiloh Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMullen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMullen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Coland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Coland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Coland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jarrell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hensley Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Community Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hensley Community Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Elkton.
      • The Hensley Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hensley UMC Cemetery
    • Lydia Free Pentecostal Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fletcher had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • McMullen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • McMullen is located in Greene County
  • Hood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Graves Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Mill
    • Graves Mill is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graves Mill <2>
  • Wolftown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
    • Wolftown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <2>
  • Stanardsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Jollett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollett
    • Jollett is located in Page County
  • Furnace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Furnace is located in Page County
  • Swift Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Criglersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Criglersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criglersville
    • Criglersville is located in Madison County
  • Amicus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
  • Pratts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Quinque
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
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    • Dawsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
    • Haywood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Madison County
    • Elkton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Fletcher ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fletcher.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fletcher, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fletcher.

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 either 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 Fletcher:

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

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fletcher) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fletcher. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3929, Longitude: -78.4333       In this case, the coordinates for Fletcher have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fletcher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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