A visit to the Mills Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mills Cemetery:
36.4574, -80.4401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mills Cemetery is located in Stokes County<2>.
The county seat for Stokes County is located in Danbury. Danbury lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mills Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Inman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Westfield Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Jessups Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel Cemetery
- Jessup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jessup Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup Cemetery
- Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Joyce Family Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Joyce Family Cemetery
- The Lee Joyce Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joyce Cemetery
- Joyce Family Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Cobler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobler Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobler Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Simmons Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Family Cemetery
- The Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simmons Cemetery
- Brims Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brims Grove Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brims Grove Cemetery
- Joyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Joyce Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Woodville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
- Venable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Venable Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Holly Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vade Mecum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Pinnacle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Capella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Aarons Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Mount Airy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Toast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Black Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Pine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Peters Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stokes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Airy
- Pilot Mountain
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Stokes County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #990022 (Mills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990022 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Stokes
- Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pilot Mountain
- Location given for Mills Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4573594 Lon: -80.4400578
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Stokes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Mills Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |