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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Mill Creek is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Alleghany (NC), Ashe (NC), Surry (NC), Johnson (TN), Carroll, Smyth, Washington & Wythe.
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:
- Grayson 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.
- Rugby
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Trout Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bridle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baywood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Fries
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Galax City
- Galax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Adwolf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Seven Mile Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Atkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chilhowie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Broadford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Saltville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Tazewell County
- Asberrys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Green Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Loves Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Masada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Masada is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Friendship
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Fleet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Alvarado
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Clinchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Watauga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Speedwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rural Retreat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Wytheville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Piney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Topia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Scottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Laurel Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <1>
- Glade Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Ennice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edmonds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Roaring Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashe County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Helton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Sturgills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Brandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Warrensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Watauga County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Zionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moretz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Deep Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laxon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Mabel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Norris ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Sands
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Rutherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Stony Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Bamboo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Boone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <1>
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- McGrady
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Abshers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Wilbar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- Moxley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Dehart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Maple Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Traphill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebra
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Shingletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mountain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
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.
- Corinth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haw Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fees Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (586 more) ...
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
- Rugby
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Sturgills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Helton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grassy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crumpler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
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 52 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 21 miles [33.8 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 first turn to 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 Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Galax City
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wythe County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Johnson 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 '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- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |