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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 Madison 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 Madison 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Madison Run is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Madison Run)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Run, with the one closest to Madison Run listed first.
    • Cobham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnley
      • From Madison Run to Burnley
    • Gilbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilbert
      • From Madison Run to Gilbert
    • Advance Mills Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Advance Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Eastham
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastham
      • From Madison Run to Eastham
    • Keswick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollymead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monacan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
    • Rio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Shadwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Earlysville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Charlottesville City
  • Culpeper County
  • Fauquier County
    • Remington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Run, with the one closest to Madison Run listed first.
    • Tabscott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Madison Run to Caledonia
    • Hadensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Enon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enon
      • From Madison Run to Enon
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Run, with the one closest to Madison Run listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quinque
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stanardsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Amicus
      (19 miles [30.6 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amicus
      • From Madison Run to Amicus
    • Kinderhook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Madison Run to Cedarmere
  • Hanover County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madison Run, with the one closest to Madison Run listed first.
    • Meltons
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Green Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Trevilians
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Medlock
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medlock
      • From Madison Run to Medlock
    • Louisa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Bells Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mineral
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Pendleton
      (18 miles [29 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pendleton
      • From Madison Run to Pendleton
    • Vigor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
    • Cuckoo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Louisa County
    • Bumpass
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gays ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
      • Gays is located in Louisa County
  • Madison County
  • Rappahannock County
  • Rockingham County
  • Spotsylvania County

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

Cemeteries Near Madison Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madison 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.

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

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

  • James Madison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Madison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Madison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Westview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kemper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Willis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Pamunkey Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knights Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Madison Run had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Somerset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Gordonsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meltons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Madison Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
  • Daniel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
    • Daniel is located in Orange County
  • Nasons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nasons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasons
    • Nasons is located in Orange County
  • Green Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Barboursville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Twymans Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twymans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
    • Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
  • Oakland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Louisa County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lahore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahore
      • Lahore is located in Orange County
    • Rapidan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapidan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Lindsay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindsay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
      • Lindsay is located in Albemarle County

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

Newspapers Published in Madison 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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madison Run, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madison Run.

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 Madison Run:

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

The official website for Orange County: www.orangecountyva.gov/

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

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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Madison Run, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Madison Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Madison Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1967, Longitude: -78.1304    









 

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