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 Vadens 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 Vadens 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 Vadens 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 Vadens Mill: Vadens Ml. (or less commonly used: Vadens Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Vadens Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Vadens Mill may originally have been Vaden's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Vadens Mill might be written as Vaden 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 and doctors 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.
Vadens Mill is located in Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County: Caswell (NC), Rockingham (NC), Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Vadens Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vadens Mill:
- Pittsylvania County (The home county of Vadens Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Gretna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whittles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Sheva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Sonans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Chalk Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Transco Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Pittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Weal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Brutus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Tightsqueeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Huddleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Radford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Davis Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Moneta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Joppa Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Goodview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chamblissburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Goode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lowry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Altavista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Gladys
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookneal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Bedford Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Lawyers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Timberlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Hat Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Charlotte County
- Abell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Danville City
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Laprades Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Penhook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Redwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Burnt Chimney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Sydnorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Villa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Rocky Mount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Cody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Leda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leda is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
- Sign Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Rodden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Elmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Sutherlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Loftis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Loftis is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftis
- Jones
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Nathalie
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rabat
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rabat is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
- Crystal Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Banister Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Leatherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Axton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Irisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irisburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irisburg
- Chatmoss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Sandy Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Level
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Gatewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Whitetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blanch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Estelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vadens Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Vadens Mill.
Cemeteries Near Vadens Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vadens 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 Vadens Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vadens Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
- Whitethorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burch Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Church Church of the Brethren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pullens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jones Family Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (495 more) ...
- Atkinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neal Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Homestead Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Vadens Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vadens Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vadens Mill, with the one closest to Vadens Mill listed first.
- Galveston
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Galveston is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Whittles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Sonans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Chalk Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Pittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Weal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Toshes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toshes is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toshes
- Pullens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pullens is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullens
- Brights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
- Brutus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Shockoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shockoe is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe
- Mount Airy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vadens Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vadens Mill.
Newspapers Published in Vadens 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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vadens Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vadens Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vadens Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Vadens Mill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford City
- Bedford County
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Danville City
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Caswell 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> | 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- Vadens 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 Vadens Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |