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 Morefield 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 Morefield 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 Morefield 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 Morefield Mill: Morefield Ml. (or less commonly used: Morefield Mll.)
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 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.
Morefield Mill is located in Halifax 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 Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
Below are the counties that are near Morefield Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Morefield Mill:
- Halifax County (The home county of Morefield Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Nathalie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rabat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Loftis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Crystal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Leda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Cody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Clays Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Rodden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Sign Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Banister Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Spring Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Chap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Pamplin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Spout Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Appomattox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Brookneal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hat Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Gladys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Altavista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Rustburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yellow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Bedford Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Aspenwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Abell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Phenix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Rough Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Charlotte Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wylliesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cullen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Abilene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Keysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Orgainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Finneywood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Chase City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Renan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Markham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Henrys Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Java
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Lucks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Brutus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Chalk Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Sonans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Hurt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Spring Garden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Gretna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sheva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Darlington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Five Forks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Morefield Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Morefield Mill.
Cemeteries Near Morefield Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morefield 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 Morefield Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Morefield Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Catawba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Childrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clover Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunting Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (176 more) ...
- Wickliff - Rush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Morefield Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Morefield Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Morefield Mill, with the one closest to Morefield Mill listed first.
- Nathalie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Volens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Volens is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volens
- Loftis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Alchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alchie is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alchie
- Lennig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lennig is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennig
- Clarkton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkton is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Republican Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Martins Store
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Stovall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Crystal Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Leda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Terryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terryville is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brookneal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Meadville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Morefield Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Morefield Mill.
Newspapers Published in Morefield 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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morefield Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Morefield Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Morefield Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Morefield Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Appomattox County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg 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 Morefield Mill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morefield Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |