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 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Lees Mill is located in Prince George 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 Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.
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:
- Prince George 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.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Amelia County
- Ammon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Brunswick County
- Callaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Westover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Ettrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Matoaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Bellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Beulah Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Rowanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Grant Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Wilsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Emporia City
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Jarratt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Radium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Varina Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Elko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fort Lee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Currituck Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Lee Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Sandston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- James City County
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Joyner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Sebrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Drewryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Worrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Ivor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Capron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Doles Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Vincent Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Sedley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Carsley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Surry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beachland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Itata
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Scotland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sussex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Yale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wakefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
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.
- Union Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Centerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Blandford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brith Achim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find Lees Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lees Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lees Mill, with the one closest to Lees Mill listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Templeton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Disputanta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Rowanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Ettrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Stony Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Booker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Matoaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
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 127 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 14 miles [22.5 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 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 Lees Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- James City County
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lees Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |