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 Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Piedmont Mill: Piedmont Ml. (or less commonly used: Piedmont 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.
Piedmont Mill 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 Piedmont Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piedmont Mill:
- Franklin County (The home county of Piedmont Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Burnt Chimney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Villa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Gogginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Barfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- North Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Goodview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Radford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Chamblissburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Moneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Joppa Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Huddleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Montvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Villamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Peaksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Apple Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laymantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Runaway Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Blue Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Troutville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Haymakertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Lithia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Fincastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Craig County
- Abbott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Simpsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Pizarro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Terrys Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Haycock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Floyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sowers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Oak Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Reed Creek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Bassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stanleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fieldale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Laurel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Axton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shawsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Ellett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Houchins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Old Farm Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Pilot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Bennetts Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Rogers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Dodson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Museville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Pittsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Worlds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Swansonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Gretna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Whittles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Hurt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Garden City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Cave Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bent Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Wabun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Mason Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Sunset Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piedmont Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Piedmont Mill.
Cemeteries Near Piedmont Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piedmont 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 Piedmont Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piedmont Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Piedmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turnbull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Angle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poteet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bonbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (755 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ozzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Starkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Piedmont Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piedmont Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piedmont Mill, with the one closest to Piedmont Mill listed first.
- Villa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Dillons Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dillons Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Mill
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Gogginsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Boones Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Mount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gladehill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gladehill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladehill
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Hardy Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hardy Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Ford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Naff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
- Union Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piedmont Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piedmont Mill.
Newspapers Published in Piedmont 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piedmont Mill, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piedmont Mill.
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 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 Piedmont Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Botetourt County
- Campbell County
- Craig County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- 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 Piedmont 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 from Point A (ie- Piedmont Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |