The Virginia Historical Society has called Gene a modern-day Jed Hotchkiss – the Civil War map-maker – because his maps are so detailed and are drawn by hand. Gene is a historian and mapmaker with offices in Waterford, Loudoun County Virginia. He is the author of 9 books on Virginia History, and provider of over 50 historical maps covering Virginia, other states and foreign nations.

He holds an A.B. in Geography from Clark University, a graduate degree in planning from the University of Virginia School of Architecture and a graduate degree in American Literature from Georgetown University. He writes a column on History for the rural editions of the Washington Post. Born in the Bronx, New York, he has lived in Piedmont Virginia since 1965.

Gene Scheel's work has been featured in numerous journals, magazines, and newspapers. The Washington Post notes "his hand-drawn works of cartographic art are treasured as pictures of history."

Crossroads and Corners - The Villages, Towns, and Post Offices of Prince William County - Past and Present

Culpeper: A Virginia County's History

The Civil War in Fauquier

Loudoun Discovered - Communities, Corners & Crossroads