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 Giles 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 Giles 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 Giles 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 Giles Mill: Giles Ml. (or less commonly used: Giles Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Giles Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Giles Mill may originally have been Gile's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Giles Mill might be written as Gile 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Giles Mill 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 Giles Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Giles Mill:
- Amelia County (The home county of Giles Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Lodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Masons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Amelia Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Rodophil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Earls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Ammon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- New Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Gravel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Arvonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Bridgeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Curdsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Dillwyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sheppards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Enonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Otterdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Otterdale is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterdale
- Coalboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalboro is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalboro
- Winterpock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winterpock is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterpock
- Midlothian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robious
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Bon Air
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Chesterfield Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Chesterfield Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Ampt Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Cotton Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Wilsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Darvills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Sutherland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fork Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weber City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kents Store
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Maidens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thorncliff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Oilville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Enon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Fife
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hadensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(26 miles [41.8 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 Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Vontay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Hylas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Rockville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Lorraine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Tuckahoe Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
- Short Pump
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wyndham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndham
- Laurel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Village
- Dumbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Glen Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunton
- Longdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Longdale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Shelfar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Willowbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Gays ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Spainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Crewe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winnie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Belona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Pilkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Dorset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Michaux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Huguenot
(15 miles [24.1 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 Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Farmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond City
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Chippenham Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Cherry Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Giles Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Giles Mill.
Cemeteries Near Giles Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Giles 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 Giles Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Giles Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<3> to the west of Masons Corner.
- The Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grub Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Petersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Oak Church Cemetery
- The Rocky Oak Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Oak Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Arbor Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moores Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia Presbyterian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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 <4>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Giles Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Giles Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Giles Mill, with the one closest to Giles Mill listed first.
- Macon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Belona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Lodore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Ballsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ballsville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballsville
- Mattoax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mattoax is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoax
- Genito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Genito is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genito
- Chula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chula is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Pilkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Lilburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lilburn is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilburn
- Tobaccoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tobaccoville is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoville
- Dorset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Amelia Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trenholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trenholm is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenholm
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Giles Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Giles Mill.
Newspapers Published in Giles 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Giles Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Giles Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Giles 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 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 Giles Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Amelia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buckingham County
- Chesterfield County
- Cumberland County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Louisa County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Richmond City
- Richmond 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Giles Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Giles Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |