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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 Miran Forest (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 Miran Forest. 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.

Name Variations for Miran Forest ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Miran Forest: Miran Frst.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Miran Forest is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

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

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Miran Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Batesville
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Covesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Crozet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Foothill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • Alberene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Ivy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • White Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Ednam Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • Esmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Glasgow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • Alto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Appomattox County
    • Bent Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Dooms
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Lyndhurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sherando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Crimora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Sampson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Fishersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuarts Draft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brand
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Grottoes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jolivue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Verona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Axtell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Manteo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Glenmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Centenary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Mount Vinco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Alcoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
    • Buckingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Gold Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Antioch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Lake Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Weber City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fork Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Quinque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Louisa County
    • Medlock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Onan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Greenfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Afton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodebar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Faber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Nellysford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Schuyler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Myndus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Bryant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Marlbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miran Forest, with the one closest to Miran Forest listed first.
    • Goods Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Berrytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • Cross Keys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • McGaheysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Montevideo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Swift Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • North River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Mount Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Massanetta Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Massanutten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Miran Forest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miran Forest.

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 Miran Forest - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Greenfield and Batesville.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Batesville.
    • The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50674 <4>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mooreland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
    • The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillsboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (284 more) ...
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rockgate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockgate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Crozet.
      • The Rockgate Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock Gate Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51909 <4>

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>

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

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

  • Batesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • North Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Covesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Yancey Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Onan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Alberene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
  • Crozet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lodebar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
  • Ivy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Miran Forest ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miran Forest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miran Forest, 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 Miran Forest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Miran Forest:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greenfield and Batesville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miran Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Miran Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.