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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 Andersons 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 Andersons 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 Andersons 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 Andersons Mill: Andersons Ml. (or less commonly used: Andersons Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Andersons Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Andersons Mill may originally have been Anderson's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Andersons Mill might be written as Anderson Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Andersons Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Andersons 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.
Andersons Mill is located in Pittsylvania County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Andersons Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Andersons Mill:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Andersons Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Museville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Worlds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Weal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whittles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Pittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Swansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Grady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tightsqueeze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Sheva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Transco Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Radford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Huddleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moneta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Chamblissburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Leesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Danville City
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Westlake Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Sydnorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Villa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Burnt Chimney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Rocky Mount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Sign Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Cody
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Leda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Rodden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sutherlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Jones
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Delila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Leatherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Axton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Oak Level
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Collinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Villa Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Fieldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Whitetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Gatewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Blanch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Draper ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Meadow Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Spray ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Ruffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Matrimony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Andersons Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Andersons Mill.
Cemeteries Near Andersons Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andersons 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 Andersons Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Andersons Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Pullens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Church Church of the Brethren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laprade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Law Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (639 more) ...
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Andersons Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Andersons Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Andersons Mill, with the one closest to Andersons Mill listed first.
- Worlds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pullens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pullens is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullens
- Callands
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Callands is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callands
- Weal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Toshes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toshes is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toshes
- Banister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister
- Grady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Whittles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Galveston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Pittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Dry Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Andersons Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Andersons Mill.
Newspapers Published in Andersons 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andersons Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andersons Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andersons Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Andersons Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Caswell County
- Rockingham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 Andersons Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Andersons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |