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 Mill Branch (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 Mill Branch. 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 Mill Branch ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Branch: Mill Br. (or less commonly used: Mill Brnch.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Branch. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Branch.
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.
Mill Branch is located in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County: Columbus, New Hanover, Pender & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Mill Branch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Branch:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Mill Branch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Branch, with the one closest to Mill Branch listed first.
- Ash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Makatoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Shallotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sivey Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Supply
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Calabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Holden Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Varnamtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Branch, with the one closest to Mill Branch listed first.
- East Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Council
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Kelly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Branch, with the one closest to Mill Branch listed first.
- Pireway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Nakina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ironhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Bolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Waccamaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Redbug
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Byrdville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Byrdville is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Branch, with the one closest to Mill Branch listed first.
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Longs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Cherry Grove Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Myrtle Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Daisy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Briarcliffe Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Hand
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Loris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arcadian Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Branch, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Branch.
Cemeteries Near Mill Branch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Branch.
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 Mill Branch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Branch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Branch, with the one closest to Mill Branch listed first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Milligan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Azor James Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mintz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McKeithan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brunswick Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Lehew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Head Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis Register Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mill Branch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Branch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Branch, with the one closest to Mill Branch listed first.
- Ash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Exum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Shallotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Pireway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Iredell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Bug Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Calabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Supply
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Dock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Little River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dothan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mollie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ironhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Wampee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Branch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Branch.
Newspapers Published in Mill Branch ...
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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Branch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Branch, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Branch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mill Branch:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Horry 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> | 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- Mill Branch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mill Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |