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 Shelors 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 Shelors 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 Shelors 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 Shelors Mill: Shelors Ml. (or less commonly used: Shelors Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Shelors Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shelors Mill may originally have been Shelor's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shelors Mill might be written as Shelor 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 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.
Shelors Mill is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Carroll, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Shelors Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelors Mill:
- Floyd County (The home county of Shelors Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Floyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haycock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Poff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Sowers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Pizarro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Indian Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Simpsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Pike City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Dugspur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Gladesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Star is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Hillsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sylvatus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
- Fancy Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shorts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
- Woodlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Ferrum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Algoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Barfoot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Rocky Mount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Sydnorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Boones Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodwins Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Bassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Stanleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Fieldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Villa Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Pilot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Childress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Christiansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Alleghany Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Raintree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Houchins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Ellett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Woolwine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Dodson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stuart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Peters Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Ararat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Critz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Snowville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Mack Creek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
- Draper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Dublin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wurno is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Parrott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sassin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Simpkins Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Radford Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Radford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Wythe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Austinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Aarons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Lawsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Amostown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Sandy Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Mount Herman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Sheltontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mount Airy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toast
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelors Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Shelors Mill.
Cemeteries Near Shelors Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelors 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 Shelors Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelors Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conners View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows of Dan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Sand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson - Bolt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (797 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Mtn. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Dan River Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Shelors Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shelors Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelors Mill, with the one closest to Shelors Mill listed first.
- Haycock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Woolwine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows of Dan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Pizarro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Indian Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vesta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Elamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Endicott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Endicott is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Pilot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dugspur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Laurel Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelors Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelors Mill.
Newspapers Published in Shelors 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelors Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelors Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelors 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 Shelors Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke County
- Wythe County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- 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> | 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 Shelors Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shelors Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |