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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek ...
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 Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.
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 and hospitals 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.
Mill Creek is located in Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Ashe (NC), Avery (NC), Watauga (NC), Carter, Sullivan, Grayson (VA) & Washington (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:
- Johnson County (The home county of Mill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Trade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- High Health ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Buladeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Roan Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Hunter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Elizabethton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Biltmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Gap Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Ruthton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hunter Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Forest Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Childress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
- Piney Flats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Collingwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Galloway Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 665 people
- Unicoi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Limestone Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Whispering Pines
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Unicoi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Carnegie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- East Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
- South Gate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Austin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Oakland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
- North Johnson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Camelot Two
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Camelot Two is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
- Flourville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Todd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Roten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Brownwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Apple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Fleetwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Warrensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Avery County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Mount Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Whaley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banner Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Devils
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Elk Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Minneapolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Newland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burke County (NC)
- Jonas Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caldwell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Rufus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Mitchell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Buladean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buladean is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladean
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Bakersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Zionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Sugar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Vilas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Valle Crucis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Boone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
- Sands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Foscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Creek.
Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.
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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Dale Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laws Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grindstaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (833 more) ...
- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Reese
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Little Doe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Casper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Leander
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Sweetwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Zionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amantha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.
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 helpful 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Sullivan County
- Unicoi County
- Washington County
- Ashe County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Mitchell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |