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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 Trents 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 Trents 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 Trents 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 have occurred.

Another variation: Trent Mill.

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

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

Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Amelia, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan & Prince Edward.

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

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Trents Mill)
  • Albemarle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trents Mill, with the one closest to Trents Mill listed first.
    • Scottsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Stony Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • Warren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Trents Mill to Warren
    • Woodridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodridge
      • From Trents Mill to Woodridge
    • Keene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Porters
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberene
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rose Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
  • Amelia County
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trents Mill, with the one closest to Trents Mill listed first.
    • Hurtsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pamplin City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bent Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Trents Mill to Evergreen
  • Buckingham County
  • Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trents Mill, with the one closest to Trents Mill listed first.
    • Shelfar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shelfar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
      • Shelfar is located in Louisa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shelfar
      • From Trents Mill to Shelfar
    • Bells Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Nelson County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trents Mill, with the one closest to Trents Mill listed first.
    • Burkeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
      • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <2>
    • Crewe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <2>
  • Powhatan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trents Mill, with the one closest to Trents Mill listed first.
    • Belona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
      • Belona is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belona
      • From Trents Mill to Belona
    • Beaumont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Michaux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michaux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
      • Michaux is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Michaux
      • From Trents Mill to Michaux
    • Pilkinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pilkinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
      • Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pilkinton
      • From Trents Mill to Pilkinton
    • Dorset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Powhatan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dorset
      • From Trents Mill to Dorset
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trents Mill, with the one closest to Trents Mill listed first.
    • Farmville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <2>
    • Tuggle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blake Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Forks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Bay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Darlington Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Trents Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trents 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cornerstone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornerstone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornerstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meador Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meador Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meador Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitlock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitlock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buckingham Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Allen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Tally ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tally have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally
    • Tally is located in Cumberland County
  • Lawford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
    • Lawford is located in Buckingham County
  • Oak Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County
  • Gravel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McRae
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McRae have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
    • McRae is located in Cumberland County
  • Ashby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
    • Ashby is located in Cumberland County
  • Trenton Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilliamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliamsville
    • Gilliamsville is located in Buckingham County
  • Alpha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Buckingham County
  • Guinea Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunny Side
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Arvonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bush Park ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Park
      • Bush Park is located in Cumberland County

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

Newspapers Published in Trents 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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trents Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trents Mill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trents 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 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 Trents Mill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trents Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Trents Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trents Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trents Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5553, Longitude: -78.2894    









 

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