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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 Paynes 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 Paynes 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 Paynes 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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Paynes Mill: Paynes Ml. (or less commonly used: Paynes Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Paynes Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Paynes Mill may originally have been Payne's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Paynes Mill might be written as Payne Mill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Paynes Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Paynes 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Paynes Mill is located in Buckingham 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 Buckingham County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nelson & Prince Edward.

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

  • Buckingham County     (The home county of Paynes Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Centenary
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Bridgeport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Arvonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • Axtell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • New Canton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • Gold Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Gravel Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Manteo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
    • Dillwyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mount Vinco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
    • Buckingham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Scottsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Warren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Keene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Porters
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
    • Woodridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
    • Esmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Alberene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Covesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • North Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Simeon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
  • Amelia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Paineville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paineville is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
    • Rodophil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • New Glasgow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
    • Walkers Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Bent Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
    • Hurtsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
    • Beckham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
    • Mineral ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Belmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Locust Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Trenton Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
    • Trents Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
    • Lakeside Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Cumberland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Guinea Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
    • Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clinton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Cotton Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Nicholas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Antioch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Weber City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fork Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
    • Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kents Store
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Fife
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tabscott
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
    • Enon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Enon is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Hadensville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Hook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Bells Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
    • Medlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
    • Trevilians
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
    • Vigor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vigor is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
    • Green Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
    • Meltons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Schuyler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Warminster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
    • Faber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Rockfish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Norwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Norwood is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Shipman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
    • Adial
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Old Myndus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Buffalo Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Greenfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Arrington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Belona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
    • Beaumont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Paynes Mill, with the one closest to Paynes Mill listed first.
    • Farmville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Tuggle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle

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

Cemeteries Near Paynes Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paynes 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 Paynes Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<5>

While we didn't find Paynes Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Paynes Mill.

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

  • Nicholas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
  • Centenary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
  • Hardware
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hardware is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardware
  • Hatton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hatton is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Scottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Arvonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Antioch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Glendower
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendower is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
  • Axtell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Glenmore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
    • McCullough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • McCullough is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
    • Camm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Camm is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camm

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

Newspapers Published in Paynes 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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paynes Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paynes Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paynes 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 professional and volunteer 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 Paynes Mill:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Paynes Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<5>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 Paynes Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.