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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of Sassers Mill during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Sassers Mill was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 Sassers Mill (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 Sassers Mill. 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 Sassers Mill ...

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 Sassers Mill: Sassers Ml. (or less commonly used: Sassers Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Sassers Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Sassers Mill may originally have been Sasser's Mill.

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

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 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.

Sassers Mill is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Lenoir & Onslow.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of Sassers Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Phillips Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
      • Phillips Crossroads is located in Jones County
    • Pollocks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocks
      • Pollocks is located in Jones County
    • Shady Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Jones County
    • Wise Forks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Forks
      • Wise Forks is located in Jones County
    • Combs Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Combs Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Fork
      • Combs Fork is located in Jones County
    • Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Comfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
      • Comfort is located in Jones County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Jones County
    • Taylors Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
      • Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
    • Olivers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
      • Olivers is located in Jones County
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Jones County
  • Carteret County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Kuhns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kuhns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhns
      • Kuhns is located in Carteret County
    • Stella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Craven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Dover
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Cove City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
      • Cove City is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Fort Barnwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
      • Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
    • Tuscarora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
      • Tuscarora is located in Craven County
    • Clark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Craven County
    • Lima
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Craven County
    • River Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
      • River Bend is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Vanceboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
      • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <4>
    • Brices Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brices Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Creek
      • Brices Creek is located in Craven County
    • Trent Woods
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
      • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
    • New Bern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
      • New Bern is located in Craven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <4>
    • Old Town Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Harbor
      • Old Town Harbor is located in Craven County
  • Duplin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Potters Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
      • Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
    • Resaca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
      • Resaca is located in Duplin County
    • Gradys Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
      • Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
    • Hadley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Duplin County
    • Albertson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
      • Albertson is located in Duplin County
    • Petersburg Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
      • Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
    • Drummersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
      • Drummersville is located in Duplin County
    • Kornegay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kornegay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
      • Kornegay is located in Duplin County
    • Leon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Duplin County
    • Outlaws Bridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlaws Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
      • Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
    • Beulaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cabin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
      • Cabin is located in Duplin County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Glenfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Greene County
    • Hookerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hookerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookerton
      • Hookerton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hookerton <4>
    • Maury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury
      • Maury is located in Greene County
    • Jason
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason
      • Jason is located in Greene County
    • Snow Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>
  • Lenoir County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Loftins Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftins Crossroads
      • Loftins Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
    • Kinfield Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinfield Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinfield Village
      • Kinfield Village is located in Lenoir County
    • Kinston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
      • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>
    • Graingers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graingers
      • Graingers is located in Lenoir County
    • Albrittons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrittons
      • Albrittons is located in Lenoir County
    • Tick Bite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Bite
      • Tick Bite is located in Lenoir County
    • Deep Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
      • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
    • Grifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pink Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
      • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <4>
    • Fields
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lenoir County
    • La Grange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
  • Onslow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Richlands
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
      • Richlands is located in Onslow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
    • Mill Pond Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
    • Half Moon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Moon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
      • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Shamrock Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
      • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
    • Cardinal Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardinal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal Village
      • Cardinal Village is located in Onslow County
    • Catherine Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
      • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Foxhorn Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhorn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village
      • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Pumpkin Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
    • Acorn Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Forest
      • Acorn Forest is located in Onslow County
    • Aragona Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aragona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
      • Aragona Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jacksonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Midway Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Park
      • Midway Park is located in Onslow County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway Park <4>
  • Pitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Coxville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
      • Coxville is located in Pitt County
    • Ayden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
      • Ayden is located in Pitt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <4>
    • Rountree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree
      • Rountree is located in Pitt County
    • Shelmerdine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelmerdine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelmerdine
      • Shelmerdine is located in Pitt County
    • Renston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renston
      • Renston is located in Pitt County
    • Winterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Summerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Pitt County
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Pitt County
    • Bells Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Fork
      • Bells Fork is located in Pitt County
    • Red Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Pitt County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sassers Mill, with the one closest to Sassers Mill listed first.
    • Seven Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
      • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Elroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
      • Elroy is located in Wayne County

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

Newspapers Published in Sassers Mill ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sassers Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sassers Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sassers Mill.

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 Sassers Mill:

Cemeteries Near Sassers Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sassers Mill.

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 Sassers Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • White - Mercer - Richardson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rhem Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jesse B. Noble Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • King Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexander Rouse Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
  • Southview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southview Cemetery
  • Southwest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southwest Cemetery
  • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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    • Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Pollocksville.
      • The Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Frank Murphy Cemetery
      • Murphy Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frank Murphy Sr. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259668 <6>
    • McArthur Jenkins & Moore Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westview Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westview Cemetery

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.<7>

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

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

  • Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
    • Cove City is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Comfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Comfort is located in Jones County
  • Olivers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
    • Olivers is located in Jones County
  • Fort Barnwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Barnwell
    • Fort Barnwell is located in Craven County
  • Kinston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
    • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>
  • Closs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Closs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Closs
    • Closs is located in Lenoir County
  • Tuscarora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
    • Tuscarora is located in Craven County
  • Jasper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Jasper is located in Craven County
  • Deep Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
    • Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
  • Pollocksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Maplecypress
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplecypress have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecypress
      • Maplecypress is located in Craven County
    • Clark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Craven County
    • Grifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Sassers Mill and then turned west". While Sassers Mill could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Sassers Mill as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Sassers Mill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another North Carolina community named Sassers Mill.
<2>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).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sassers Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sassers Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1374, Longitude: -77.4447       In this case, the coordinates for Sassers Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Sassers Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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