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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 Lees 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 Lees 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 Lees 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 Lees Mill: Lees Ml. (or less commonly used: Lees Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Lees Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lees Mill may originally have been Lee's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lees Mill might be written as Lee Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lees Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lees 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.
Lees Mill is located in Isle of Wight 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 Isle of Wight County: Franklin, Southampton, Suffolk City & Surry.
Below are the counties that are near Lees Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lees Mill:
- Isle of Wight County (The home county of Lees Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Carrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zuni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Raynor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Magnet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Smithfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
- Rushmere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Edgehill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Kingsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Hunterdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Isaac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Cypress Manor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Watkins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Watkins Corner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Corner
- Burdette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Black Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Delaware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Handsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Sedley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Pittmantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Manning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Whaleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Whaley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Kilby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilby
- Russell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Suffolk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Chuckatuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckatuck
- Driver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Bennett Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Dendron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Itata
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Beachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Carsley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sussex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Grizzard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Chowan County (NC)
- Gliden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gliden is located in Chowan County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gliden
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Reynoldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Gates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Willeyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Eure
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Corapeake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Savage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savage is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Sunbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn Hill is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Hill
- Muddy Cross
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
- Barretts Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Murfreesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Winton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cofield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Harrellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrellsville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Menola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Menola is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Ahoskie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poor Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Severn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
- Margarettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Potecasi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lees Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Lees Mill.
Cemeteries Near Lees Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lees 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 Lees Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lees Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Poplar Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Spring Cemetery
- The Poplar Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Franklin Municipal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southampton Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gillette Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak Spring Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wester - Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raiford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McClenny Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (125 more) ...
- Bristown Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lees Mill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elwood is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Isaac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- South Quay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Quay is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Quay
- Carrsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Delaware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Handsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Cleopus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cleopus is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleopus
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riddicksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riddicksville is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddicksville
- Dort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dort is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dort
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Somerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerton is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Vicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vicksville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksville
- Reynoldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lees Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lees Mill.
Newspapers Published in Lees 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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lees Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lees Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lees 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 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 Lees Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Isle of Wight County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Chowan County
- Gates County
- Hertford County
- Northampton 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> | 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 Lees Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lees Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |