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 Stewarts 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 Stewarts 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 Stewarts 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Stewarts Mill: Stewarts Ml. (or less commonly used: Stewarts Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Stewarts Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stewarts Mill may originally have been Stewart's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stewarts Mill might be written as Stewart Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Stewarts Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stewarts 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Stewarts Mill is located in Guilford 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 Guilford County: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph, Rockingham & Stokes.
Below are the counties that are near Stewarts Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stewarts Mill:
- Guilford County (The home county of Stewarts Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Sedalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- McLeansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Whitsett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Pleasant Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Southmont is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Julian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- The Country
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Country is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Country
- Glenwood Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Acres
- Mark View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Random Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Westbrook Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Alamance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alamance is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Country Club Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Country Club Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Acres
- Deerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Pinewood Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Acres
- Elon College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
- Kimesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Stony Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Locust Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Quick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- West Yanceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Prospect Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Siler City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bonlee is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Abotts Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Thomasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fair Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Wallburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gum Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Horneytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Horneytown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horneytown
- Yorktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yorktown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Applegate
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Applegate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Cliffwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cliffwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffwood
- Pine Knolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Beeson Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Bonanza Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Christy Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Christy Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christy Acres
- Emorywood Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Emorywood Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emorywood Estates
- Kernersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kimberly Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly Acres
- Greystone Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Lakeview Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
- Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Cheeks Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
- Miles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Miles is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Teer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Teer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
- Orange Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Efland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jordan Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
- Carr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Dodsons Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
- Stagecoach Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McDade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Redcross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Melanchton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Melanchton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Worthville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Randleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Archdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Central Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Central Falls is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
- Franklinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Wittys Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Reidsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Lawsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Wentworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Ellisboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- College Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Ruffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Pine Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stewarts Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Stewarts Mill.
Cemeteries Near Stewarts Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stewarts 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.
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 Stewarts Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stewarts Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Piedmont Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moriah UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holts Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alamance Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Friedens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Stewarts Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stewarts Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stewarts Mill, with the one closest to Stewarts Mill listed first.
- McLeansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Julian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kimesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimesville is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
- Elon College
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Browns Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Guilford College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Level Cross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Level Cross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Cross
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stewarts Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stewarts Mill.
Newspapers Published in Stewarts 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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stewarts Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stewarts Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stewarts Mill.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stewarts Mill:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Guilford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Chatham County
- Davidson County
- Forsyth County
- Orange County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stewarts Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Stewarts Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |