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 Georges 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 Georges 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 Georges 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 Georges Mill: Georges Ml. (or less commonly used: Georges Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Georges Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Georges Mill may originally have been George's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Georges Mill might be written as George Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Georges Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Georges 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 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.
Georges Mill is located in Stokes 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 Stokes County: Forsyth, Rockingham, Surry, Henry (VA) & Patrick (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Georges Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georges Mill:
- Stokes County (The home county of Georges Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Vade Mecum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Capella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bannertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Rural Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Heritage Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- The Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creek View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Donnaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Stanleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Temora Lake Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Temora Lake Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temora Lake Estates
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Stokesdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stoneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Matrimony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Wittys Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Pilot Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Ararat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Toast
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- East Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Pike City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Gladesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Nester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Cana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Haycock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Pizarro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Indian Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Horse Pasture
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Preston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fieldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Reed Creek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Chatmoss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Laurel Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Critz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Ararat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Meadows of Dan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georges Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Georges Mill.
Cemeteries Near Georges Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georges 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 Georges Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georges Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flippin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lankford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mabe Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rodgers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bondurant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rierson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hard Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Joyce Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Georges Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georges Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georges Mill, with the one closest to Georges Mill listed first.
- Francisco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Palmetto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dobyns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Danbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nettleridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Patrick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Critz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carters Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georges Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georges Mill.
Newspapers Published in Georges 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georges Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georges Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georges Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Georges Mill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Stokes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- 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> | 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 Georges Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Georges Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |