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 Dilleys 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 Dilleys 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 Dilleys 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 Dilleys Mill: Dilleys Ml. (or less commonly used: Dilleys Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Dilleys Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dilleys Mill may originally have been Dilley's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dilleys Mill might be written as Dilley 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 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.
Dilleys Mill is located in Pocahontas County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Pocahontas County: Bath (VA), Highland (VA), Greenbrier, Pendleton, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Dilleys Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dilleys Mill:
- Pocahontas County (The home county of Dilleys Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Thorny Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Sitlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Huntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Marlinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Onoto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Cass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arbovale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slaty Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Neola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Loveridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Oscar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Falling Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Spring Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Mingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blue Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Monterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elkwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Lee Bell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Florence ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huttonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Ralph
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Excelsior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Upperglade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Alleghany County (VA)
- Griffith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Augusta County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deerfield is located in Augusta County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Marble Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marble Valley is located in Augusta County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Bath County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Bolar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
- Cowardin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cowardin is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
- Warm Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burnsville is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Mitchelltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Bath Alum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Alum is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Healing Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Lewis is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Carloover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Carloover is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Yost
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yost is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Meadowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Hightown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Clover Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clover Creek is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Creek
- Monterey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dilleys Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Dilleys Mill.
Cemeteries Near Dilleys Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dilleys 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 Dilleys Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dilleys Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gragg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bussard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lindsay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shinaberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buzzard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (58 more) ...
- Dilly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Messir Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dilleys Mill had a population of 8 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dilleys Mill, with the one closest to Dilleys Mill listed first.
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Clover Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
- Huntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Marlinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Mountain Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Green Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mill Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Mill Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Gap is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Gap
- Bolar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bolar is located in Bath County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dilleys Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dilleys Mill.
Newspapers Published in Dilleys 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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dilleys Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dilleys Mill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dilleys Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Dilleys Mill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Pocahontas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greenbrier County
- Randolph County
- Webster County
- Alleghany County
- Augusta County
- Bath County
- Highland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 Dilleys Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dilleys Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |