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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 Radiant (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 Radiant. 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 and hospitals 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.

Radiant is located in Madison County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Culpeper, Greene, Orange, Page & Rappahannock.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Radiant)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Aroda
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Burnt Tree
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Madison Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • Ruth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
    • Wolftown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
      • Wolftown is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <3>
    • Tryme
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
      • Tryme is located in Madison County
    • Hood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Syria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peola Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
      • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Burnley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
      • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Gilbert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Cobham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jefferson Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Earlysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <3>
    • Hollymead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Eastham
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monacan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
    • Cedarmere
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
    • Keswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Boonesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Culpeper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Griffinsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
      • Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
    • Culpeper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Norman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Norman is located in Culpeper County
    • Eggbornsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eggbornsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
      • Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
    • Lignum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
      • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
    • Homeland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Culpeper County
    • Rixeyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
      • Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
    • Elkwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellys Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kellys Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
      • Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
    • Jeffersonton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
      • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
  • Fauquier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Remington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Bealeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Opal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
      • Opal is located in Fauquier County
    • Turnbull
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Fauquier County
    • Waterloo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Fauquier County
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Kents Store
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
    • Kinderhook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
    • Stanardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Amicus
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Meltons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
    • Green Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
    • Trevilians
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
    • Medlock
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Louisa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Bells Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bells Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
    • Mineral
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Pendleton
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Louisa County
    • Vigor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
    • Cuckoo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
      • Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Montpelier Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
      • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <3>
    • Orange
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Barboursville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Grassland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
      • Grassland is located in Orange County
    • Gordonsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rhoadesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • True Blue
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Blue
      • True Blue is located in Orange County
    • Vulcan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vulcan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
      • Vulcan is located in Orange County
    • Burr Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
      • Burr Hill is located in Orange County
    • Danton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
      • Danton is located in Orange County
    • Locust Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
      • Indian Town is located in Orange County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Marksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
      • Marksville is located in Page County
    • Stanley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <3>
    • Verbena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Shenandoah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
    • Kimball
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimball. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Leaksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
      • Leaksville is located in Page County
    • Luray
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rappahannock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Slate Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
      • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Scrabble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
      • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
    • Sperryville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Rediviva
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rediviva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
      • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Amissville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
    • Elkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
    • Berrytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • McGaheysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGaheysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaheysville
      • McGaheysville is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGaheysville <3>
    • Massanutten
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massanutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Montevideo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevideo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
  • Spotsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Radiant, with the one closest to Radiant listed first.
    • Paytes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
      • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Holladay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holladay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
      • Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Parker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Logan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Glenora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
      • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Brockroad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
      • Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Margo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
      • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Dunavant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
      • Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Todds Tavern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
      • Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Lewiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County

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

Cemeteries Near Radiant ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Radiant.

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

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

  • Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kemper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Madison Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    • The Church Of The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Madison Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
  • James Madison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery
    • The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West View Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Aylor Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorofare Community Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Robinson River Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Twymans Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twymans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
    • Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
  • Rochelle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Rochelle is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>
  • Madison Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
  • Locust Dale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Dale
    • Locust Dale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Dale <3>
  • Pratts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pratts <3>
  • Liberty Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
    • Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
  • Dawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Somerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Orange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rapidan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapidan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Wolftown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
    • Wolftown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <3>
  • Eheart
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eheart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart
    • Eheart is located in Orange County
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    • Haywood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Madison County
    • Madison Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
    • Leon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Radiant ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Radiant.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Radiant, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Radiant.

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 Radiant:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Radiant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Radiant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3135, Longitude: -78.2072       In this case, the coordinates for Radiant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Radiant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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