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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 Dildys 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 Dildys 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 Dildys 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 Dildys Mill: Dildys Ml. (or less commonly used: Dildys Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Dildys Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dildys Mill may originally have been Dildy's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dildys Mill might be written as Dildy 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 hospitals and 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.
Dildys Mill is located in Hertford 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 Hertford County: Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Northampton & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Dildys Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dildys Mill:
- Hertford County (The home county of Dildys Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Cofield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Ahoskie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harrellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Poor Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Menola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Barretts Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Powellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Colerain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Hexlena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Askewville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Drew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Kelford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lewiston Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Roxobel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Merry Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Edenhouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edenhouse is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenhouse
- Edenhouse has also been known as:
- Eden House Point
- Eden House
- Edenhouse Point
- Camden County
- Horseshoe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Gliden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Eure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Muddy Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Reynoldson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Hobbsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Sunbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax County
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eagletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Potecasi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Rich Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lasker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Margarettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Belvidere
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nicanor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Yeopim Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Winfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hertford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Burgess
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Carrsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Riverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Statesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Sunbeam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Kingsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Handsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Watkins Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Boykins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Isaac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Branchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Pittmantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Whaley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Manning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dildys Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Dildys Mill.
Cemeteries Near Dildys Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dildys 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 Dildys Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dildys Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- Willoughby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brantley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Askew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (84 more) ...
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Memorial Cemetery
- The Perry Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perry Family Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Dildys Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dildys Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dildys Mill, with the one closest to Dildys Mill listed first.
- South Tunis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Ahoskie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Winton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Powellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Harrellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Eure
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosemead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Gatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dildys Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dildys Mill.
Newspapers Published in Dildys 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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dildys Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dildys Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dildys Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dildys Mill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Hertford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Camden County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Northampton County
- Perquimans County
- Franklin City
- Isle of Wight County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dildys 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 Dildys Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |