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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 McGehees 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 McGehees 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 McGehees 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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for McGehees Mill: McGehees Ml. (or less commonly used: McGehees Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is McGehees Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So McGehees Mill may originally have been McGehee's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case McGehees Mill might be written as McGehee 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

McGehees Mill is located in Person County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).

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

  • Person County     (The home county of McGehees Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Ceffo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceffo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
      • Ceffo is located in Person County
    • Concord
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Person County
    • Hicks Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
      • Hicks Village is located in Person County
    • Roxboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
      • Roxboro is located in Person County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
    • Whitt Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
      • Whitt Town is located in Person County
    • Roseville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Person County
    • Allensville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
      • Allensville is located in Person County
    • Allens Level
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
      • Allens Level is located in Person County
    • Cates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
      • Cates is located in Person County
    • Hurdle Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
      • Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <4>
    • Timberlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Tirzah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
      • Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
  • Alamance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Just Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Just Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
      • Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
    • Union Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
      • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
    • Stagecoach Trail
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
      • Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Semora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semora
      • Semora is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semora <4>
    • Leasburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
      • Leasburg is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <4>
    • Milton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Caswell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
    • Estelle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
      • Estelle is located in Caswell County
    • Blanch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanch
      • Blanch is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanch <4>
    • Ridgeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
    • Yanceyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Providence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Caswell County
    • Prospect Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Gatewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
      • Gatewood is located in Caswell County
    • West Yanceyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
      • West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
    • Bethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Caswell County
  • Durham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Rougemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rougemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rougemont
      • Rougemont is located in Durham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rougemont <4>
    • Bahama
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Granville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Wilbourns
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
      • Wilbourns is located in Granville County
    • Berea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Granville County
    • Stovall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
      • Stovall is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bullock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
      • Bullock is located in Granville County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <4>
    • Providence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Granville County
    • Stem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
      • Stem is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Oxford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Granville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
    • Butner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Granville County
    • Lyons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Granville County
    • Tar River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
      • Tar River is located in Granville County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Berryland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
      • Berryland is located in Orange County
    • Laws
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laws have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
      • Laws is located in Orange County
    • Caldwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caldwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
      • Caldwell is located in Orange County
    • Kindful Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kindful Acres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
      • Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
    • Charter Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charter Meadows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
      • Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
    • Fieldstream
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldstream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
      • Fieldstream is located in Orange County
    • Green Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Pines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
      • Green Pines is located in Orange County
    • Larry Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larry Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
      • Larry Hall is located in Orange County
    • McDade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
      • McDade is located in Orange County
    • North Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • North Fork is located in Orange County
    • Springcrest Meadows
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springcrest Meadows. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
      • Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
    • Carr
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr is located in Orange County
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Ruffin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
      • Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
  • Danville City (VA)
    • Danville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Danville City (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Fluvanna County (VA)
    • Scottsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
  • Halifax County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Alton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harmony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Delila
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
      • Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Mayo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Cluster Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
      • Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Elmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Sutherlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
      • Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Virgilina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jones
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • South Boston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Westside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
      • Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Omega
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Madison County (VA)
    • Beaver Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
      • Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
  • Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Nelson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Averett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Averett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
      • Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Henrico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
      • Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Shiny Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
      • Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
    • Mill Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Jeffress
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
      • Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
    • Orgainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orgainville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
      • Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
  • Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McGehees Mill, with the one closest to McGehees Mill listed first.
    • Laurel Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
      • Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Kentuck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
      • Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Henrys Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
      • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Lucks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
      • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Ridgecrest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
      • Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Spring Garden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Java
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
      • Java is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Mount Cross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
      • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Riceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Markham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
      • Markham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Tightsqueeze
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
      • Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
    • Transco Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
      • Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)

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

Cemeteries Near McGehees Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGehees 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310615 <5>
  • Ephesus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ephesus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ephesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cunningham Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Family Cemetery
    • The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cuningham Family Cemetery
    • Cunningham Cemetery
    • Waverly Plantation Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <5>
  • Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodsdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodsdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodsdale Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Olive Branch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find McGehees Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McGehees Mill.

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

  • Cunningham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
    • Cunningham is located in Person County
  • Ceffo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceffo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
    • Ceffo is located in Person County
  • Woodsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
    • Woodsdale is located in Person County
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Semora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semora
    • Semora is located in Caswell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semora <4>
  • Olive Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
    • Olive Hill is located in Person County
  • Bethel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
    • Bethel Hill is located in Person County
  • Turbeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
    • Turbeville is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Delila
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
    • Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
  • Osmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
    • Osmond is located in Caswell County
  • Roxboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
    • Roxboro is located in Person County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
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    • Mayo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
      • Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Paces
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paces have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
      • Paces is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Barksdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
      • Barksdale is located in Halifax County (VA)

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

Newspapers Published in McGehees 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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGehees Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGehees Mill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McGehees 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 professional and volunteer 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 McGehees Mill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McGehees Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Person County: www.personcounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 McGehees Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- McGehees Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGehees Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5168, Longitude: -79.0286       In this case, the coordinates for McGehees Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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