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 South Mills (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 South Mills. 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 South Mills ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Mills: S. Mills
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
South Mills is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank & Tyrrell.
Below are the counties that are near South Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Mills:
- Camden County (The home county of South Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Horseshoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Belcross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Elizabeth City Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Riddle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Alder Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Bertie County
- Colerain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Chowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Gliden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Ryland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ryland is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Center Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Mavaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mavaton is located in Chowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavaton
- Edenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Currituck County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Moyock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snowden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Shawboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tulls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Currituck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maple
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Barco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coinjock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Knotts Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waterlily
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waterlily is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlily
- Aydlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aydlett is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydlett
- Bertha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Acorn Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Holly Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Savage is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Corapeake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hobbsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Muddy Cross
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Mintonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mintonsville is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonsville
- Mitchells Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Willeyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hertford County
- Harrellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Pasquotank County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Elizabeth City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixonton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Weeksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Perquimans County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Nicanor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Belvidere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winfall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Hertford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Yeopim Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
- Yeopim Station has also been known as:
- Yeopim
- Snug Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Chesapeake City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Chesapeake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Charlton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Norfolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- New Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Alantic City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alantic City is located in Norfolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
- Norfolk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Portsmouth City (VA)
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whaley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Suffolk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kilby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Manning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Shoulders Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Wilroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Driver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Pittmantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Bennett Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Virginia Beach City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Pungo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
- Westview Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
- Kempsville Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
- Mapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Nimmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
- Aragona Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
- Pocahontas Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
- Thalia Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
- Sandbridge Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Mills, see our County-by-County Page for South Mills.
Cemeteries Near South Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Mills.
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 South Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Northwest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moyock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallaceton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- William G. Wood Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Up River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hollywood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (95 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riddick Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Mills had a population of 223 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Mills, with the one closest to South Mills listed first.
- Lilly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Moyock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Elizabeth City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belcross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Okisko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Okisko is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okisko
- Pasquotank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pasquotank is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasquotank
- Gregory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Snowden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Sandy Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Cross is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross
- Chapanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chapanoke is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapanoke
- Shawboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Tulls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
- Indiantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indiantown is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Mills.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of South Mills ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Mills.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of South Mills. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of South Mills and those printed in the larger area surrounding South Mills.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of South Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 South Mills:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Chowan County
- Currituck County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Pasquotank County
- Perquimans County
- Chesapeake City
- Norfolk City
- Portsmouth City
- Suffolk City
- Virginia Beach City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |