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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins 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 Hopkins Mill: Hopkins Ml. (or less commonly used: Hopkins Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Hopkins Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hopkins Mill may originally have been Hopkin's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hopkins Mill might be written as Hopkin Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hopkins Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hopkins 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hopkins Mill is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Hopkins Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopkins Mill:
- Franklin County (The home county of Hopkins Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Sydnorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Laprades Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Union Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Burnt Chimney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- North Shore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Ferrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Radford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Moneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Chamblissburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Huddleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Laymantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Runaway Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Blue Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Pizarro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Simpsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Haycock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Terrys Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Floyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Leatherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Reed Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Laurel Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Bassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanleytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Axton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Irisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Preston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- Alleghany Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Dodson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woolwine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Museville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Pittsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Weal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whittles
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Gretna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tightsqueeze
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Sheva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Sonans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Mount Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Bent Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Hollins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Hanging Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Sunset Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Draper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Matrimony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Meadow Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Spray ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopkins Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Hopkins Mill.
Cemeteries Near Hopkins Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopkins 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 Hopkins Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopkins Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- English - Tyree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eames Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson - Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown - Fuller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Continue List (733 more) ...
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hodges - English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Hopkins Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopkins Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopkins Mill, with the one closest to Hopkins Mill listed first.
- Gladehill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gladehill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladehill
- Sydnorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Redwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Union Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Penhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Museville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Dillons Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Figsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scruggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scruggs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Gogginsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopkins Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopkins Mill.
Newspapers Published in Hopkins 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopkins Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopkins Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hopkins Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hopkins Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- 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 Hopkins Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hopkins Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |