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 Gilbert 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 Gilbert 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 Gilbert 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gilbert Mill: Gilbert Ml. (or less commonly used: Gilbert Mll.)
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.
Gilbert Mill is located in Patrick 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 Patrick County: Stokes (NC), Surry (NC), Carroll, Floyd, Franklin & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Gilbert Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gilbert Mill:
- Patrick County (The home county of Gilbert Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Stuart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Nettleridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Carters Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Meadows of Dan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woolwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ararat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Charity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Dodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Pike City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Nester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Cana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dugspur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lambsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Haycock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Floyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pizarro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Poff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Duncan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Bassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Chatmoss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Laurel Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Irisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Forsyth County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- King
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- King is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <1>
- Bannertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bannertown is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannertown
- Chestnut Trails
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Rural Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Meadows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Tobaccoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stonewood Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewood Acres is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood Acres
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belews Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Brinkley Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brinkley Estates is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Estates
- Creek View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Crims Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crims Crossroads is located in Forsyth County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crims Crossroads
- Guilford County (NC)
- Stokesdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Ellisboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Providence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Gold Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Spray ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- College Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Meadow Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Aarons Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Lawsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Vade Mecum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vade Mecum is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vade Mecum
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Capella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Capella is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Flat Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Mount Herman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Pilot Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Ararat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Mount Airy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toast
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Black Water
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Water is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Yadkin County (NC)
- East Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gilbert Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Gilbert Mill.
Cemeteries Near Gilbert Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilbert 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 Gilbert Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gilbert Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Minnies Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wayside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big A Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stuart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stuart.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968882 <2>
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creaseys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patrick Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joyce Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nettle Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Church Of The Living God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cockram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (699 more) ...
- Rodgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Critz Baptist Church 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.<3>
While we didn't find Gilbert Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gilbert Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gilbert Mill, with the one closest to Gilbert Mill listed first.
- Palmetto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Campbell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Stuart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Patrick Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Nettleridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Critz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobyns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dobyns is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns
- Francisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Buffalo Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prestonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Vesta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gilbert Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gilbert Mill.
Newspapers Published in Gilbert 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 Gilbert Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gilbert Mill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gilbert Mill.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Gilbert Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Patrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Forsyth County
- Guilford County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin 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> | 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. |
| <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 Gilbert 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilbert Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |