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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 Rosena (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 Rosena. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Rosena 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 Rosena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosena:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Rosena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Gilbert
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gilbert
      • From Rosena to Gilbert
    • Burnley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burnley
      • From Rosena to Burnley
    • Eastham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastham
      • From Rosena to Eastham
    • Jefferson Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Cobham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Hollymead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Advance Mills Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Advance Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Shadwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Earlysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Crimora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dooms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Sampson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sampson
      • From Rosena to Sampson
    • Grottoes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bridgeport
      • From Rosena to Bridgeport
    • New Canton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Arvonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Centenary
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Charlottesville City
  • Culpeper County
    • Waylands Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Tabscott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Caledonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Rosena to Caledonia
    • Hadensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fife
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Enon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Enon
      • From Rosena to Enon
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Quinque
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dawsonville
      • From Rosena to Dawsonville
    • Amicus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Amicus
      • From Rosena to Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedarmere
      • From Rosena to Cedarmere
    • Kinderhook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Meltons
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Medlock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Medlock
      • From Rosena to Medlock
    • Trevilians
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bells Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Louisa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Vigor
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Mineral
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pendleton
      • From Rosena to Pendleton
    • Cuckoo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
  • Nelson County
  • Orange County
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Verbena
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verbena
      • From Rosena to Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
  • Rappahannock County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rosena, with the one closest to Rosena listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Berrytown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • McGaheysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montevideo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montevideo
      • From Rosena to Montevideo
    • Goods Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goods Mill
      • From Rosena to Goods Mill
    • Massanutten
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Spotsylvania County
  • Waynesboro City

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

Cemeteries Near Rosena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosena.

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

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

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

  • Shackelford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackelford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackelford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Free Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rives / Troubetzkoy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (285 more) ...
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knights Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon 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.<4>

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

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

  • Gilbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gilbert
    • From Rosena to Gilbert
  • Burnley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burnley
    • From Rosena to Burnley
  • Eastham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eastham
    • From Rosena to Eastham
  • Proffit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proffit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
  • Cobham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
    • Lindsay is located in Albemarle County
  • Barboursville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
  • Keswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Campbell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Albemarle County
  • Eheart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Advance Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rivanna
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
      • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Hydraulic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydraulic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
      • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Earlysville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Rosena ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosena, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosena.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rosena:

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>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 Rosena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1155, Longitude: -78.3471       In this case, the coordinates for Rosena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).