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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mill Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mill Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mill Hill, please Contact Us.
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 Hill (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 Hill. 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.
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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mill Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Rowan 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 Rowan County: Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Montgomery & Stanly.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Hill:
- Rowan County (The home county of Mill Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Enochville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Kannapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Corriher Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Landis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- China Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
- Bear Poplar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
- Alexander County
- Stony Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Cabarrus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Fisher Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Cannon Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Poplar Tent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sherrills Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monbo is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
- Long Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Killian Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Bandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bandy is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
- Drums Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Catawba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Murrays Hill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrays Hill
- Olivers Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Witherspoon Crossroad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Lakeview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Southmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Linwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Cotton Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Sapona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Calahaln
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Mocksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Lucia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Mount Holly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Alexis
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alexis is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Brown Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Mazeppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Shepherds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Doolie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Mayhew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Ostwalt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ostwalt is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostwalt
- Troutman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barium Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barium Springs
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Eufola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eufola is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufola
- Statesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Westport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Lowesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Machpelah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Iron Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Boger City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Lincolnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Davidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cornelius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- River View ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Croft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Newell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Spring Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Chateau Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Paw Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Stanly County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Locust
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Misenheimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misenheimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Lambert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Millingport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millingport is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millingport
- Stanfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plyer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plyer is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Red Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Cross is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- New London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Stallings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Indian Trail
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Hill.
Cemeteries Near Mill Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savitz Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
While we didn't find Mill Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Hill, with the one closest to Mill Hill listed first.
- Coddle Creek ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coddle Creek is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddle Creek
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Mill Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Hill is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill
- Enochville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Springsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springsville is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springsville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Davidson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miranda is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Mourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- China Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Hill.
Newspapers Published in Mill Hill ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Hill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Hill.
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 either 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rowan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Cabarrus County
- Catawba County
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Gaston County
- Iredell County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |