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Welcome to McGehees Mill ...

McGehees Mill is located in Person County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McGehees Mill: McGehees Ml. (or less commonly used: McGehees Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for McGehees Mill for more information about variations on the name of McGehees Mill.

McGehees Mill is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: McGehees Mill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for McGehees Mill: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near McGehees Mill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McGehees Mill.

  • Roxboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • South Boston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yanceyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Halifax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Halifax is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Virgilina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ceffo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ceffo is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Concord
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord is located in Person County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McGehees Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McGehees Mill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McGehees Mill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGehees Mill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McGehees Mill. See our Newspapers Page for McGehees Mill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGehees Mill ...

Looking for more information about McGehees Mill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to McGehees Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McGehees Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Person, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGehees Mill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the McGehees Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the McGehees Mill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.