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 Alexander Mills (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 Alexander Mills. 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 Alexander Mills ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Alexander Mills: Alexander Mls. (or less commonly used: Alexander Mlls.)
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.
Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Alexander Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alexander Mills:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Alexander Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Forest City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Mush
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Bostic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Spindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Caroleen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Holly Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ellenboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Ruth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Brindletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Camp Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Enola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Parkhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Yellow Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Glen Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calvin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Catawba County
- Cooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Cliffside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Mooresboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- New House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lattimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Kingstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Campcall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Polkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Brittain Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Dellview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Tryon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Bat Cave
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Saluda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Gerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Hulls Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Laurel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Sugar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Glenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Patten
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Lackey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moffitt Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Old Fort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Mill Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lynn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Chesnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- East Gaffney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Gowensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cowpens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Landrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <1>
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campobello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whitney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Gramling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alexander Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Alexander Mills.
Cemeteries Near Alexander Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexander Mills.
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 Alexander Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alexander Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Morrow Curve Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Forest City.
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186510 <2>
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- M & T Ministries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tanners Grove United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs Holiness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trout Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48458 <2>
- Joshua Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bostic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Alexander Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alexander Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alexander Mills, with the one closest to Alexander Mills listed first.
- Forest City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bostic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Ellenboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Rutherfordton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Brooklyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mack ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- New House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lattimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alexander Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexander Mills.
Newspapers Published in Alexander Mills ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexander Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alexander Mills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alexander Mills.
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 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 Alexander Mills:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Alexander Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Alexander Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |