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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 Red Mills (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 Red Mills. 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 Red Mills ...

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 Red Mills: Red Mls. (or less commonly used: Red Mlls.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red Mills.

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 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.

Red Mills is located in Augusta 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 Augusta County: Albemarle, Bath, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge, Rockingham & Pendleton (WV).

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

  • Augusta County     (The home county of Red Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Sampson
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
    • Crimora
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dooms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Grottoes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fishersville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Weyers Cave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Brand
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
    • Verona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lyndhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jolivue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jolivue is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolivue
    • Lipscomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
    • Sherando
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Mountfair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Mountfair is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountfair
    • Foothill Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
    • White Hall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • White Hall is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
    • Crozet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yancey Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
    • Batesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boonesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
    • Decca ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Decca is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
    • Cedarmere
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Free Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ivy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ednam Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Charlottesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Amicus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Stanardsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Quinque
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Kinderhook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Dawsonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Harrisonburg City
    • Harrisonburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Hood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolftown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Afton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Onan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
    • Durrett Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
    • Greenfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Lodebar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
    • Nellysford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Adial
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
    • Faber
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Old Myndus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
    • Bryant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bryant is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Tyro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rockfish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
  • Page County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Verbena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Verbena is located in Page County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
    • Shenandoah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Davis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Brownsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marlbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
    • Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Mills, with the one closest to Red Mills listed first.
    • Goods Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Goods Mill is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Mill
    • North River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • North River is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Cross Keys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mount Crawford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Montevideo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Montevideo is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevideo
    • Bridgewater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • McGaheysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Massanetta Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massanetta Springs
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Keezletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Massanutten
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Berrytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
  • Staunton City
    • Staunton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Red Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Mills.

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 Red Mills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hildebrand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Bethel UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Marine Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Waynesboro.
  • Old Forge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (372 more) ...

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.<4>

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

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

  • Sampson
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
  • Madrid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • New Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hope is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Hermitage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Harriston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harriston is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
  • Dooms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
  • Laurel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Annex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
  • Fishersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Sidney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Defiance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brand
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brand is located in Augusta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Weyers Cave
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ladd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ladd is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd

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

Newspapers Published in Red Mills ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Mills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Mills.

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 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 Red Mills:

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>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- Red Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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 Red Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.