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 Cox 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 Cox 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 Cox 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cox Mill: Cox Ml. (or less commonly used: Cox Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cox Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cox 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cox Mill is located in Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County: Iredell, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Cox Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cox Mill:
- Cabarrus County (The home county of Cox Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Cannon Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Fisher Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrills Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Monbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Bandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Drums Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Murrays Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Catawba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Davidson County
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Lucia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Brown Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alexis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Cramerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Mount Mourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mayhew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mazeppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Doolie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Ostwalt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Eufola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Statesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Lowesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Machpelah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Croft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Davidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cornelius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Chateau Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Chantilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Biddleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Kannapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enochville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- North Kannapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Harts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Corriher Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Landis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Harris Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Chapel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel
- Mill Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Mount Ulla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Locust
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stanfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Red Cross
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Millingport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Misenheimer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Plyer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Oakboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Hemby Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Stallings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Indian Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
- White Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Marvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Wesley Chapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Lancaster County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Camp Cox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Lake Wylie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tega Cay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cox Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Cox Mill.
Cemeteries Near Cox Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cox 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 Cox Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cox Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jonahville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newell Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (153 more) ...
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy Slave Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cox Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cox Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cox Mill, with the one closest to Cox Mill listed first.
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Croft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Monteith ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monteith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteith
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Derita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Derita is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derita
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Enochville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cox Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cox Mill.
Newspapers Published in Cox 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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cox Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cox Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cox 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 professional and volunteer 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 Cox Mill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cabarrus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rowan County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Lancaster County
- York 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cox Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Cox Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |