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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 Fuller 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 Fuller 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 Fuller 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 Fuller Mill: Fuller Ml. (or less commonly used: Fuller Mll.)

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Fuller Mill is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Alamance, Chatham, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery & Moore.

Below are the counties that are near Fuller Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fuller Mill:

  • Randolph County     (The home county of Fuller Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Trinity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sophia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Archdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • New Market
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Market is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Mechanic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
    • Randleman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Asheboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Central Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
    • Worthville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Worthville is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
    • Millboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
    • Cedar Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
    • Franklinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Eleazer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Eleazer is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleazer
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Kimesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimesville is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
    • Pleasant Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Alamance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Chatham County
  • Davidson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Eden ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Eden is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Fair Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
    • Silver Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Valley is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
    • Thomasville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Holly Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Denton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
    • Jefferson Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Handy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Handy is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
    • Cotton Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
    • Lexington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bethany ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethany is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Davie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Advance
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Clinton is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Bermuda Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooleemee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ephesus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Ephesus is located in Davie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Horneytown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
    • Yorktown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
    • Beeson Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
    • Sedge Garden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
    • Rosemont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosemont is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
    • Waughtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
    • High Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
    • Kernersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sun Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
    • Willowbend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
    • Applegate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Applegate is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
    • Christy Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
    • Cityview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cityview is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Allen Jay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
    • Sherwood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
    • High Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Freeman Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Kirkman Crossroad
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
    • Climax
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Garden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
    • Latham Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Latham Town is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Town
    • Pomona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pomona is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Southmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Southmont is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
    • Forest Oaks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Blaine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Blaine is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Abner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Abner is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Ophir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
    • Eldorado
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Eldorado is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Asbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Asbury is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Allreds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Allreds is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allreds
    • Ether
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ether is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ether
    • Shiloh ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Troy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Star
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Star is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <1>
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Dover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dover is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Jugtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jugtown is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Morgan Ford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan Ford is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ford
    • Pooletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pooletown is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooletown
    • Craven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Craven is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven
    • Trading Ford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
    • Yadkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Yadkin is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • East Spencer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Shannon Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
    • Spencer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Timbercreek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Timbercreek is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek
    • Woodbine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Woodbine is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Corbin Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Corbin Hills is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Hills
    • Eastwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Eastwood Village is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Village
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.
    • Palmerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Palmerville is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
    • Richfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Misenheimer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
    • New London
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Badin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Albemarle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fuller Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Fuller Mill.

Cemeteries Near Fuller Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fuller 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 Fuller Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fuller Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.

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 Fuller Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fuller Mill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fuller Mill, with the one closest to Fuller Mill listed first.

  • Fair Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Light
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Light is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Cid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cid is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cid
  • Trinity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thomasville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Farmer is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Glenola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenola is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenola
  • Progress
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Progress is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
  • Sophia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Market
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Market is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • Archdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Denton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mechanic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanic is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic
    • Jimes ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jimes is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimes
    • Silver Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fuller Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fuller Mill.

Newspapers Published in Fuller 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fuller Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fuller Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fuller Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fuller Mill:

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 Fuller Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fuller Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.