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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 Rogers Mill (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 Rogers Mill. 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 Rogers Mill ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Rogers Mill: Rogers Ml. (or less commonly used: Rogers Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Rogers Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rogers Mill may originally have been Roger's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rogers Mill might be written as Roger Mill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rogers Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rogers Mill.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Rogers Mill is located in White County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Towns & Union.

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

  • White County     (The home county of Rogers Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Leo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yonah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Yonah is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
    • Nacoochee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Helen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Robertstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Robertstown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
  • Banks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Homer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dawson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Lumpkin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
    • Dawsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Barrettsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Chestatee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Plainview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Plainview is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Parhams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
    • Carnesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Aquilla ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Aquilla is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Cromers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
  • Gwinnett County
    • Rest Haven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Habersham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Alto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Raoul
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
    • Baldwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cornelia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Demorest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Airy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Clarkesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
    • Turnerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tugaloo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Clermont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brookton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Lula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Land is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Hargrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gillsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bluffs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
    • Whelchel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
    • Murrayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gower Springs ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gower Springs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
    • New Holland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • New Holland is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Holly Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Holly Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Dry Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
    • Talmo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pendergrass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Commerce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Braselton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hoschton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Arcade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Nicholson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Garland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Dahlonega
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
  • Rabun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Tallulah Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakemont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Germany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Germany is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
    • Clayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Toccoa Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Carnes Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Toccoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Eastanollee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jarrett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Avalon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Towns County
    • Jacksonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Choestoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
    • Suches
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Owltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
    • Blairsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rogers Mill, with the one closest to Rogers Mill listed first.
    • Battle Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Longcreek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Rogers Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rogers Mill.

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 Rogers Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Skitts Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • White Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Friendly Mission Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Herrin - Colbert Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mud Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tomlin Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (421 more) ...
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dean Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Mossy Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mossy Creek is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
  • Centerside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Centerside is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
  • Heads Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
  • Leo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leo is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
    • Leo has also been known as:
    • Meldean
  • Glades
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glades is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
    • Glades has also been known as:
    • The Glades
  • Alto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alto is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Longview is located in Habersham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Land ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Land is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
  • Lula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bellton is located in Banks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
  • Cornelia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Demorest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tesnatee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Tesnatee is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
    • Hollingsworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth

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

Newspapers Published in Rogers Mill ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rogers Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rogers Mill, 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 Rogers Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rogers Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rogers Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Rogers Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.