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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 Madrid (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 Madrid. 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.

Madrid is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).

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

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Madrid)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Crimora
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sampson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Dooms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Fishersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brand
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Verona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grottoes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lipscomb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Weyers Cave
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jolivue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Sherando
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Stuarts Draft
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Foothill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Crozet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Mountfair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • White Hall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Batesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Ivy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boonesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Free Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedarmere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Ednam Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • Covesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Amherst County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinque
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Kinderhook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Afton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Onan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Durrett Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Greenfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Faber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Old Myndus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Tyro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bryant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Rockfish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Jonesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Verbena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Davis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Brownsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlbrook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
    • Fairfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Madrid, with the one closest to Madrid listed first.
    • Goods Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • North River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Cross Keys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Crawford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Montevideo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Bridgewater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • McGaheysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Dayton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Keezletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Berrytown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Spring Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Massanutten
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Madrid ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madrid.

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 Madrid - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hildebrand Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Augusta Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (371 more) ...
    • Old Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Belmont Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

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

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

  • Hermitage
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Dooms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
  • Sampson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • New Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Fishersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Harriston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harriston is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Laurel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Annex
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Ladd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladd is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
  • Brand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
  • Afton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lyndhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Madrid ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madrid.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madrid, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madrid.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Madrid:

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>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- Madrid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Madrid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.