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 hospitals and doctors 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 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 Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:
- Franklin 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.
- Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prilliman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Ferrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Barfoot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Gogginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Boones Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Goodview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Carroll County
- Pike City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Pizarro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Simpsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Sowers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Stanleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Horse Pasture
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Laurel Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Chatmoss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Leatherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Pilot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Rogers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Shawsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Elliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Old Farm Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Riner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Dodson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Elamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Woolwine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Critz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Stuart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Peters Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Carters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Grady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Worlds
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Museville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Swansonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Cascade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Montgomery Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Matrimony
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spray ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spray is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Meadow Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Summit is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Summit
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Mayodan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Draper ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- College Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- College Village is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Amostown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Aarons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lawsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
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.
- Radley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lovell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gusler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stone - Bondurant - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adkins - Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McGhee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ratcliff - Whitlow - Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dehart - Jones - Prillaman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles - Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (806 more) ...
- Mullins - East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Town Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ramsey - Stanley - King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
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.
- Prilliman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Oak Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Dodson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Reed Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Endicott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Endicott is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Blackberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackberry is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Figsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Figsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figsboro
- Sydnorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Elamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Charity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Hickman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Callaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Callaway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Rocky Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
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 37 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |