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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 Mills Ridge (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 Mills Ridge. 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 Mills Ridge ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Mills Ridge: Mills Rdg. (or less commonly used: Mills Rdge. or Mills Ridg.)
  • While the name of this community is Mills Ridge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mills Ridge may originally have been Mill's Ridge.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mills Ridge might be written as Mill Ridge.

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 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.

Mills Ridge is located in Tyrrell County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tyrrell County: Dare, Hyde & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Mills Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mills Ridge:

  • Tyrrell County     (The home county of Mills Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Alligator
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
      • Alligator is located in Tyrrell County
    • Columbia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
    • Fort Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
      • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
    • New Lands
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
      • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Union Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Union Grove is located in Beaufort County
    • Pungo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pungo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
      • Pungo is located in Beaufort County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Elizabeth City Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth City Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
      • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
    • Alder Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
      • Alder Branch is located in Camden County
    • Shiloh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Camden County
    • Riddle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
      • Riddle is located in Camden County
    • Camden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Camden County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
  • Chowan County
    • Edenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Currituck County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Harbinger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
      • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <3>
    • Point Harbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Harbor
      • Point Harbor is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Harbor <3>
    • Powells Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Point
      • Powells Point is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powells Point <3>
    • Jarvisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandy
      • Grandy is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandy <3>
    • Bertha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bertha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Currituck County
    • Poplar Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Buffalo City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Manns Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manns Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
      • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <3>
    • Fort Raleigh City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Raleigh City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Raleigh City
      • Fort Raleigh City is located in Dare County
    • Stumpy Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
      • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
    • Manteo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteo <3>
    • Kitty Hawk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitty Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitty Hawk
      • Kitty Hawk is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kitty Hawk <3>
    • Kill Devil Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kill Devil Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kill Devil Hills
      • Kill Devil Hills is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kill Devil Hills <3>
    • Wanchese
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Southern Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Shores
      • Southern Shores is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Shores <3>
    • George Town Sands
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Town Sands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
      • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
    • Poteskeet Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poteskeet Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
      • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
    • Nags Head
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Duck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck
      • Duck is located in Dare County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duck <3>
  • Hyde County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
    • Engelhard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
      • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <3>
    • Mount Olive
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
    • Lake Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
      • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
    • Last Chance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
    • Nebraska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nebraska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
      • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
  • Pasquotank County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Weeksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weeksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
      • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Nixonton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
      • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
    • Elizabeth City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Perquimans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Snug Harbor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
      • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
    • Burgess
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
    • Hertford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
      • Hertford is located in Perquimans County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <3>
    • Yeopim Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
      • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
      • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
      • Yeopim
    • Winfall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.
    • Creswell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
      • Creswell is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <3>
    • Pea Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Skinnersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
      • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
    • Roper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
      • Roper is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roper <3>
    • Wenona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
      • Wenona is located in Washington County
    • Westover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Washington County
    • Pine Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mills Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Mills Ridge.

Cemeteries Near Mills Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mills Ridge.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mills Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.

  • Azalia Garden Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Azalia Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Azalia Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cahoon Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Thomas S. Woodley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Pettigrew Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettigrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettigrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope UMC Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Godfrey Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godfrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godfrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Philips Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gatling - Smith Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Aydlett, Sawyer & Guard Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Fulford Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shiloh Church Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Austin Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Mills Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mills Ridge.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mills Ridge, with the one closest to Mills Ridge listed first.

  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Tyrrell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
  • Fort Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Landing
    • Fort Landing is located in Tyrrell County
  • Gum Neck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
    • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
  • East Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • East Lake is located in Dare County
  • Buffalo City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
    • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
  • Creswell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
    • Creswell is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creswell <3>
  • Scuppernong
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scuppernong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuppernong
    • Scuppernong is located in Washington County
  • Mashoes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashoes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashoes
    • Mashoes is located in Dare County
  • Weeksville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weeksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
  • Skinnersville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnersville
    • Skinnersville is located in Washington County
  • Nixonton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nixonton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
    • Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
  • Manns Harbor
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manns Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Harbor
    • Manns Harbor is located in Dare County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Harbor <3>
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    • Burgess
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burgess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
    • Harbinger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbinger
      • Harbinger is located in Currituck County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbinger <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mills Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mills Ridge.

Newspapers Published in Mills Ridge ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mills Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mills Ridge, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mills Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mills Ridge:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mills Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mills Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mills Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mills Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8879, Longitude: -76.1577       In this case, the coordinates for Mills Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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