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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 Jessup 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 Jessup 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 Jessup 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 Jessup Mill: Jessup Ml. (or less commonly used: Jessup 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Jessup 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 Jessup Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jessup Mill:
- Stokes County (The home county of Jessup Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Vade Mecum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Flat Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Capella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Oak Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Pinnacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Bannertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Donnaha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Rural Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Creek View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Stanleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Bethania
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Dozier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Dennis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Guilford County
- Stokesdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Mayodan
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Matrimony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Gold Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Albion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Herman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Sheltontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Mount Airy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Toast
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Black Water
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- East Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Forbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Nebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Pike City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fancy Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lambsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Dugspur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Pipers Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Woodlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Pizarro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Franklin County (VA)
- Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson County (VA)
- Low Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Preston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Reed Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Meadows of Dan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Critz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Woolwine
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Dodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jessup Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Jessup Mill.
Cemeteries Near Jessup Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jessup 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 Jessup Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jessup Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Robert L. Beasely Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flippin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Inman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Bondurant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Frye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Jessup Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jessup Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jessup Mill, with the one closest to Jessup Mill listed first.
- Francisco
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Westfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Dobyns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Carters Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Stuart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Patrick Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jessup Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jessup Mill.
Newspapers Published in Jessup 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jessup Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jessup Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jessup 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 Jessup 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
- Grayson County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick 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> | 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 Jessup Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jessup Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |