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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mitchell Mill: Mitchell Ml. (or less commonly used: Mitchell Mll.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mitchell Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mitchell 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 and hospitals 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.
Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell 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 Campbell County: Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Charlotte, Halifax & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Mitchell Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mitchell Mill:
- Campbell County (The home county of Mitchell Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Gladys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Yellow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Altavista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Lynch Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Hat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Brookneal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Joshua Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Madison Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winesap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Coolwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Walkers Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Sweet Briar Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Pedlar Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Spring Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Spout Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Appomattox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Pamplin City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beckham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Bent Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Huddleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boonsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Lowry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Cifax
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Abert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Coleman Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Davis Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Joppa Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Moneta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Radford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Abell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Aspenwall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Rough Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Cullen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Charlotte Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Drakes Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Penhook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Shore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Rabat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Leda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Nathalie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loftis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Rodden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sign Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Crystal Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Clays Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Halifax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Banister Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Jones
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Clover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Nelson County
- Gladstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Hurt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Renan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Brutus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Riceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Chalk Level
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Gretna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Markham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Sonans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Java
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Pittsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Sheva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Whittles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Lucks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mitchell Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Mitchell Mill.
Cemeteries Near Mitchell Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mitchell 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 Mitchell Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mitchell Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Winfall Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altavista Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tweedy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Merryman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosser Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Torrence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Mitchell Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mitchell Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mitchell Mill, with the one closest to Mitchell Mill listed first.
- Gladys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Winfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winfall is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
- Perrows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perrows is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrows
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Cedar Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Forest
- Naruna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naruna is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
- Yellow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Rustburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Level Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Run
- Straightstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone
- Hill Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lawyers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Evington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evington is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evington
- Lynch Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mitchell Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mitchell Mill.
Newspapers Published in Mitchell 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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchell Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mitchell Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mitchell Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mitchell Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Campbell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Charlotte County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Lynchburg City
- Nelson County
- Pittsylvania County
- Prince Edward 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 Mitchell Mill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mitchell Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |