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 Stone Mill Estates (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 Stone Mill Estates. 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 Stone Mill Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Stone Mill Estates: Stone Ml. Ests. (or less commonly used: Stone Mll. Ests.)
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 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.
Stone Mill Estates is located in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Stokes, Henry (VA) & Pittsylvania (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Stone Mill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stone Mill Estates:
- Rockingham County (The home county of Stone Mill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mayodan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- College Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Wentworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ellisboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Altamahaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Ossipee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ossipee is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Clover Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Birchwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Sherwood Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Westbrook Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Forest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Forest
- Westbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Ashland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Quick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Quick is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Pelham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Locust Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Whitetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- West Yanceyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Gatewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Stonewood Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Belews Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Crims Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Pine Knolls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Knolls is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knolls
- Brinkley Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- White Road ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bonanza Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza Hills is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Hills
- Greystone Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Kynwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kynwood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kynwood
- Abington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Benefit ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benefit is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefit
- Dennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Smokerise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smokerise is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokerise
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Scalesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Stokesdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rudd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rudd is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Spicewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spicewood is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Guilford College
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Greensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Amostown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Pine Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Bailey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Walnut Cove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Fulp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Danbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin County (VA)
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henry County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Horse Pasture
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Irisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Laurel Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Villa Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Axton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fieldale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Stanleytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Martinsville City (VA)
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Patrick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Nettleridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Elamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Dodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Mount Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Grady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stone Mill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Stone Mill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Stone Mill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stone Mill Estates.
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 Stone Mill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stone Mill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Gallaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Llewellyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville Municipal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mayodan Municipal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Straightway House of Prayer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- Evans Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts - Sneed Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Stone Mill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stone Mill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stone Mill Estates, with the one closest to Stone Mill Estates listed first.
- Stoneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Beaver Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Island is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Island
- Price
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Price is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ellisboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Wentworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Leaksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leaksville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaksville
- Spray ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prestonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Dillard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Monroeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stone Mill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stone Mill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Stone Mill Estates ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stone Mill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stone Mill Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stone Mill Estates.
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 Stone Mill Estates:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rockingham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Stokes County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Stone Mill Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Stone Mill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |