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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 Francis 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 Francis 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 Francis 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Francis Mill: Francis Ml. (or less commonly used: Francis Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Francis Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Francis 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 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 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.
Francis Mill is located in Bertie 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 Bertie County: Chowan, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Northampton & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Francis Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Francis Mill:
- Bertie County (The home county of Francis Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Lewiston Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Hexlena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Kelford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Drew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Roxobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Askewville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Powellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Colerain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Merry Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Merry Hill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Hill
- Edenhouse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Mavaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Center Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Edenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ryland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Gliden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Coakley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Speed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hope Lodge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Conetoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Princeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Summerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Gethsemane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Eure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Mintonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Hobgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Scotland Neck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roseneath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Tillery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Earleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Poor Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Ahoskie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Menola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Cofield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Harrellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Tunis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murfreesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oak City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Gold Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Williamston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Everetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Robersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parmele
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Bear Grass
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Grass is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jamesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dardens is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardens
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Eagletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Lasker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Severn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Margarettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Seaboard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Congleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Congleton is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehurst is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst
- Stokes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Pitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Pine Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Statesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Branchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Francis Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Francis Mill.
Cemeteries Near Francis Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Francis 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 Francis Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Francis Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Hoggard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eastview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxobel - Kelford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Norfleet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47284 <2>
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charleston Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (90 more) ...
- Dorsey Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hyman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Francis Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Francis Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Francis Mill, with the one closest to Francis Mill listed first.
- Hexlena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Aulander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Drew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Kelford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Earleys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Norfleet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norfleet is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfleet
- Powellsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Saint John
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Eagletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ahoskie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Rosemead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rosemead is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemead
- Rich Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Francis Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Francis Mill.
Newspapers Published in Francis 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Francis Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Francis Mill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Francis 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 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 Francis Mill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Bertie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chowan County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Northampton County
- Pitt County
- Washington County
- Southampton 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> | 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 Francis 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' (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- Francis Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |