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 Millesville (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 Millesville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Millesville is located in Caswell 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 Caswell County: Alamance, Orange, Person, Rockingham, Danville City (VA), Halifax (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Millesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millesville:
- Caswell County (The home county of Millesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Jericho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Stony Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- West Yanceyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Yanceyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Quick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Prospect Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Union Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Clover Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- McCray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Altamahaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Glencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glencoe is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Green Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Just Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Ossipee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Birchwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- British Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- British Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Acres
- Durham County
- Rougemont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Gibsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitsett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McLeansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Rudd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Scalesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Greensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Carr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- McDade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lakeview Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Laws
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Deer Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Green Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Just-A-Mere Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Miles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Walkers Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Landing
- Arrowhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cheeks Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Person County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Hurdle Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allens Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Whitt Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Ceffo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Cates
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roxboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Timberlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Allensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Lawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Ruffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reidsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- College Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Draper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Wittys Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Delila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Sutherlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Sandy Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Irisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Axton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Cascade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Ridgecrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Laurel Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millesville, see our County-by-County Page for Millesville.
Cemeteries Near Millesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millesville.
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 Millesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Leath-Kernodle-Hornbuckle Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Fence Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Church Cemetery
- The Rock Fence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stoney Creek AME Church Cemetery
- Church of Jesus Christ of LDS Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffries Cross Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enoch Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- High Rock MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Fork Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Rocky Ridge MB Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Griers Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Millesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millesville, with the one closest to Millesville listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Stony Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Locust Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Union Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Allison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Lenox Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Yanceyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altamahaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Blackwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- McCray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Hightowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Corbett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corbett is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbett
- Lawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Purley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Purley is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millesville.
Newspapers Published in Millesville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millesville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millesville.
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 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 Millesville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Caswell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Durham County
- Guilford County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Pittsylvania 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Millesville) 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 Millesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |