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 Roses 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 Roses 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 Roses 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 Roses Mill: Roses Ml. (or less commonly used: Roses Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Roses Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Roses Mill may originally have been Rose's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Roses Mill might be written as Rose 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Roses Mill is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Albemarle, Appomattox, Augusta & Buckingham.
Below are the counties that are near Roses Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roses Mill:
- Nelson County (The home county of Roses Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Colleen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Arrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Massies Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Shipman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shipman is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
- Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Old Myndus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Gladstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Covesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Covesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
- Porters
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Porters is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
- Esmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Esmont is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
- Warren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Alberene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alberene is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keene
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Yancey Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yancey Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey Mills
- Foothill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foothill Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Village
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Lowesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Monitor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Amherst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandidges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Sweet Briar Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Allwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Forks of Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Walkers Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Pleasant View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Bent Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Beckham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Spout Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Appomattox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Augusta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Sherando
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherando is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
- Steeles Tavern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Spottswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spottswood is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
- Lyndhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stuarts Draft
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middlebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Fishersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hill is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hill
- Brand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brand is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Abert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abert is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
- Coleman Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
- Boonsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
- Waugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Manteo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Axtell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Mount Vinco
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Alcoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Toga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Centenary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Buckingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Powhatan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Rustburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Timberlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Lawyers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Fluvanna County
- Nicholas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Lavino Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Marlbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Brownsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Forge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- East Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Glasgow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- Fancy Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Greenlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Kerrs Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kerrs Creek is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrs Creek
- Waynesboro City
- Waynesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roses Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Roses Mill.
Cemeteries Near Roses Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roses 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 Roses Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roses Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Giles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is located in Colleen.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52729 <3>
- Camden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centenary Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Fulcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<5>
While we didn't find Roses Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roses Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roses Mill, with the one closest to Roses Mill listed first.
- Colleen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Colleen is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
- Roseland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Tye River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tye River is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye River
- Lowesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Arrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Massies Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massies Mill is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Mill
- Gidsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gidsville is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gidsville
- Lovingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bryant is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Sandidges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandidges is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidges
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tyro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roses Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roses Mill.
Newspapers Published in Roses 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roses Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roses Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roses 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 Roses Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Nelson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amherst County
- Appomattox County
- Augusta County
- Bedford County
- Buckingham County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Fluvanna County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Rockbridge County
- Waynesboro City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roses 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 Roses Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |