Our Genealogy Helper
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 Scuffletown (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 Scuffletown. 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 hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Scuffletown is located in Orange County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Louisa, Madison & Spotsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Scuffletown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scuffletown:
- Orange County (The home county of Scuffletown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Barboursville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montpelier Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
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- Grassland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Rhoadesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vulcan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Danton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- True Blue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- True Blue is located in Orange County
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- Burr Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Burnley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Advance Mills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Advance Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Rosena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Jefferson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Earlysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollymead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
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- Cobham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
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- Eastham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
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- Cedarmere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Grottoes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crimora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sampson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sampson is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Waylands Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waylands Mill is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waylands Mill
- Griffinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Griffinsburg is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffinsburg
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norman is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Culpeper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Lignum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lignum is located in Culpeper County
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- Homeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Elkwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Lake Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
- Kents Store
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Goochland County
- Tabscott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Dawsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Quinque
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Stanardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amicus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Kinderhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kinderhook is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Meltons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
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- Green Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
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- Medlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
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- Trevilians
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Bells Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Louisa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
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- Vigor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
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- Cuckoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Aroda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Radiant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Burnt Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Wolftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Syria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tryme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tryme is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryme
- Peola Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peola Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Verbena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Marksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Shenandoah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leaksville is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Luray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kimball is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Slate Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Scrabble
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Sperryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rediviva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Swift Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
- Elkton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- McGaheysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Massanutten
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montevideo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
- Goods Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
- Keezletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cross Keys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Paytes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Glenora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scuffletown, see our County-by-County Page for Scuffletown.
Cemeteries Near Scuffletown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scuffletown.
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 Scuffletown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scuffletown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruckersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eheart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benjamin Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westover UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover UMC Cemetery
- The Westover UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Westover Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wetsel Family Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Park United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Madison Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Scuffletown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scuffletown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scuffletown, with the one closest to Scuffletown listed first.
- Dawsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Rochelle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruckersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eheart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eheart is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart
- Liberty Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Mills is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Mills
- Barboursville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quinque
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Burnley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Pratts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolftown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Madison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Twymans Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twymans Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twymans Mill
- Hood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scuffletown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scuffletown.
Newspapers Published in Scuffletown ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scuffletown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scuffletown, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scuffletown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Scuffletown:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Augusta County
- Charlottesville City
- Culpeper County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Page County
- Rappahannock County
- Rockingham County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scuffletown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Scuffletown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |