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 Evans 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 Evans 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 Evans 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 Evans Mill: Evans Ml. (or less commonly used: Evans Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Evans Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Evans Mill may originally have been Evan's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Evans Mill might be written as Evan Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Evans Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Evans 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Evans Mill is located in Chesterfield County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Evans Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evans Mill:
- Chesterfield County (The home county of Evans Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- Pageland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Croghan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Angelus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Chesterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McBee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Patrick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheraw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chester County
- Fort Lawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- North Hartsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Prestwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- Hartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- Kershaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bethune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cassatt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shepard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Primus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Oakhurst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Camp Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Heath Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Irwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Caskey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Bell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Marlboro County
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Anson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Jones Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Peachland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morven is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Polkton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polkton is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
- McFarlan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Wadesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Ansonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Weddington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- Allens Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Altan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Marshville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Rest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Wingate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carmel Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Mineral Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jaars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evans Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Evans Mill.
Cemeteries Near Evans Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evans 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 Evans Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evans Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pageland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller - Lowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fork Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Evans Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Evans Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Evans Mill, with the one closest to Evans Mill listed first.
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
- Mount Croghan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taxahaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
- Long Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
- Dudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Catarrh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- Tradesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Bay Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
- Deep Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Creek is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Altan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Primus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Rock Rest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evans Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evans Mill.
Newspapers Published in Evans 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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evans Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evans Mill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evans Mill.
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 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 Evans Mill:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Chesterfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Darlington County
- Kershaw County
- Lancaster County
- Marlboro County
- Anson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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> | 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 Evans Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Evans Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |