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 Capels 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 Capels 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 Capels 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 Capels Mill: Capels Ml. (or less commonly used: Capels Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Capels Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Capels Mill may originally have been Capel's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Capels Mill might be written as Capel 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Capels Mill is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Anson, Montgomery, Moore, Scotland & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Capels Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Capels Mill:
- Richmond County (The home county of Capels Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Ellerbe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mangum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Honey Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yates Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Hill
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cordova is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- East Rockingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rockingham
- Hoffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Dobbins Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Anson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Lilesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Wadesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roper is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Sugar Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Morven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morven is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- McFarlan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Polkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Peachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Ashley Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Five Points
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Timberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Wadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Biscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ether
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ether is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
- Allreds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allreds is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
- Asbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Abner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Ophir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Eldorado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Jackson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Foxfire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foxfire is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Eagle Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Lakes is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Lakes
- Zion Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Grove is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove
- Taylortown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylortown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Harris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Pinebluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinehurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Aberdeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Eleazer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eleazer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
- Seagrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yow Mill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yow Mill
- Michfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Michfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michfield
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Norwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Badin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerville is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
- Cedar Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Oakboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- Wallace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Capels Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Capels Mill.
Cemeteries Near Capels Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Capels 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 Capels Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Capels Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Parsons - Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellerbe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Munn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rourks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (175 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Capels Mill had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Capels Mill, with the one closest to Capels Mill listed first.
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Harrisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Littles Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littles Mill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Mill
- Onvil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onvil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onvil
- Jackson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Springs
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mangum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mangum is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Roberdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roberdell is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberdell
- Wadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wadeville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadeville
- Pee Dee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pee Dee is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Capels Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Capels Mill.
Newspapers Published in Capels 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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Capels Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Capels Mill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Capels 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 Capels Mill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anson County
- Hoke County
- Montgomery County
- Moore County
- Randolph County
- Scotland County
- Stanly County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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 Capels Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Capels Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |