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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Covesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Crozet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Foothill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foothill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Alberene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Ivy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • White Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
    • Ednam Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Keene
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Alto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Amherst County
  • Appomattox County
    • Bent Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Lyndhurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sherando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
    • Sampson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <1>
    • Stuarts Draft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brand
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Grottoes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jolivue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
    • Manteo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
    • Glenmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Centenary
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
    • Mount Vinco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
    • Bridgeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
    • Arvonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arvonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
      • Arvonia is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvonia <1>
    • New Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
    • Alcoma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
    • Buckingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Gold Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Locust Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Nicholas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
    • Lake Monticello
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • 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)
      • 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
    • Amicus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Quinque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Dawsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Louisa County
    • Medlock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Greenfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Afton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lodebar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Faber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockfish
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
    • Schuyler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Myndus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
    • Bryant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
    • Marlbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
  • 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)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Berrytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Cross Keys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • McGaheysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <1>
    • Montevideo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
    • Swift Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • North River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
    • Mount Crawford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Massanetta Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
    • Massanutten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wild Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Greenfield and Batesville.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> 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 <6>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mooreland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooreland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
    • The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillsboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Gibson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hunt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunt Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2652202 <6>
    • Rockgate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockgate Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rockgate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Crozet.
      • The Rockgate Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rock Gate Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51909 <6>

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.<7>

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Yancey Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancey Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <1>
  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Nelson County
  • Onan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Onan is located in Nelson County
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
  • Alberene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
  • Crozet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lodebar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
  • 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]<5>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Miran Forest:

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

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

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>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Miran Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miran Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9682, Longitude: -78.7150       In this case, the coordinates for Miran Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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