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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 Clementown Mills (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 Clementown Mills. 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 Clementown Mills ...
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 Clementown Mills: Clementown Mls. (or less commonly used: Clementown Mlls.)
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.
Clementown Mills is located in Amelia 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 Amelia County: Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Clementown Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clementown Mills:
- Amelia County (The home county of Clementown Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Lodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Amelia Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Earls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Appomattox County
- Hurtsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Gravel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Curdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Arvonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Dillwyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sheppards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Bridgeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Enonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alcoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Otterdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Midlothian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Robious
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Trents Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Guinea Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Trenton Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Wilsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fork Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Nicholas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Maidens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fife
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Oilville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hadensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tabscott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Vontay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Lorraine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Shelfar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Meherrin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Burkeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crewe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Spainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Belona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Pilkinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Michaux
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Huguenot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Green Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Five Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clementown Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Clementown Mills.
Cemeteries Near Clementown Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clementown Mills.
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 Clementown Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clementown Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Guinea Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Amelia Court House.
- The Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amelia Cemetery
- Amelia Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49230 <3>
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Clementown Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clementown Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clementown Mills, with the one closest to Clementown Mills listed first.
- Tobaccoville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Lodore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Paineville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Ballsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Rodophil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Belona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Angola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Angola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Deatonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deatonville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatonville
- Otterburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otterburn is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterburn
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oak Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Amelia Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jetersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clementown Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clementown Mills.
Newspapers Published in Clementown Mills ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clementown Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clementown Mills, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clementown Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clementown Mills:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clementown Mills) 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 Clementown Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |