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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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Mill Creek is located in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Mill Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Simeon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
    • Huntington Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Huntington Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Village
    • University Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • University Heights is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Ednam Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
    • Rose Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Barracks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
    • Shadwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
    • Commonwealth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
    • Rio
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Eastham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Ivy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Dooms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Crimora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sampson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Lyndhurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sherando
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
    • Grottoes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Fishersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Brand
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Weyers Cave
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stuarts Draft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Verona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Centenary
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Axtell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Bridgeport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Glenmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Manteo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • New Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Gold Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gravel Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Mount Vinco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Belmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Trenton Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Lake Monticello
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Antioch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Nicholas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Fork Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Weber City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kents Store
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Tabscott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Fife
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hadensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Amicus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Quinque
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Stanardsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dawsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Kinderhook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Medlock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Meltons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
    • Green Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Bells Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Trevilians
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Louisa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Vigor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Hood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wolftown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Aroda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
    • Radiant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Radiant is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
    • Burnt Tree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
    • Madison Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
    • Ruth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ruth is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Durrett Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Faber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Schuyler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Onan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Afton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Rockfish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Adial
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Lodebar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Old Myndus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Warminster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Montpelier Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Madison Run is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
    • Orange
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
    • Swift Run
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Berrytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
    • McGaheysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Goods Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • Montevideo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Cross Keys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Creek.

Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.

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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • University Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson Tomb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Monticello Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Monticello Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wake Forest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Slate Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ash Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...

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 Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Creek.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.

  • Overton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Overton is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
  • Simeon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Rio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Blenheim
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
  • Eastham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
  • Hydraulic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hydraulic is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydraulic
  • Ivy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Keswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • North Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Proffit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Proffit is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit
  • Rivanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rivanna is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivanna
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alberene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Earlysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Millington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Millington is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Creek.

Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.

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 Mill Creek:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.