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 Brook (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 Brook. 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 and 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.
Mill Brook is located in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Brook:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Mill Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Pfafftown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Vienna Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vienna Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Forest
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Hunters Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Oak Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Bethania
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Hunter Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Cutters Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
- Robin Hood Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- River Ridge Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Gum Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Wallburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Welcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Currytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Abotts Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Jefferson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sapona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Advance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pino
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Ephesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Stokesdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- High Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Guilford College
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Allen Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Kirkman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman Crossroad is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman Crossroad
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Houstonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Olin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Archdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Ellisboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Needmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Yadkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Woodleaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Shannon Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Germanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Pinnacle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Neatman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Capella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Quaker Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Fulp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Walnut Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Vade Mecum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pilot Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Stony Knoll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Black Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Clingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Forbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Wyo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Richmond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Courtney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Yadkinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Boonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Footville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Patrick County (VA)
- Peters Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Brook.
Cemeteries Near Mill Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Brook.
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 Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Forsyth Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethabara Moravin God's Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stony Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montview Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Marshall Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ogburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stultz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Mill Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Brook, with the one closest to Mill Brook listed first.
- Pfafftown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vienna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Bethania
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donnaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Tobaccoville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alspaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Rural Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dalton is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Brook.
Newspapers Published in Mill Brook ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Brook, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Brook:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Iredell County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Wilkes County
- Yadkin County
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |