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 Kesling 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 Kesling 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 Kesling 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Kesling Mill: Kesling Ml. (or less commonly used: Kesling Mll.)
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.
Kesling Mill is located in Upshur 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 Upshur County: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Kesling Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kesling Mill:
- Upshur County (The home county of Kesling Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Swamp Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
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- Excelsior
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
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- Overhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
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- Gormley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
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- Reger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
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- Teter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Buckhannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Tallmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
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- Sellers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Adrian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Audra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
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- Clements ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
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- Tygart Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
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- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Barbour County
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- Elk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Valley Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Junior
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
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- Wellington Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Belington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Philippi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Knawl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
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- Orlando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Falls Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Mill is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mill
- Bulltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bulltown is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulltown
- Milroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Napier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Napier is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Burnsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Rollyson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rollyson is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollyson
- Doddridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Big Isaac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Doddridge County
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- Miletus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
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- Saint Clara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clara
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Craigmoor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Lost Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- McWhorter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Quiet Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Anmoore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- West Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Nutter Fort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Bridgeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Despard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Adamston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Garton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Jane Lew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alkires Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Cox Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cox Town is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Town
- Smith Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lightburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Valley Chapel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Eldora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Whitehall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Neel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Pleasant Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Pocahontas County
- Wildell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Tigheville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Womelsdorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Cassity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Elkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gilman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
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- Leadsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
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- Whyte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
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- Huff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Canfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
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- Beverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Astor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Brydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Yates ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Pruntytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- West Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Knottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Fetterman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Parsons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hambleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hendricks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hacker Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Replete
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kesling Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Kesling Mill.
Cemeteries Near Kesling Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kesling 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 Kesling Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kesling Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Oldaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDermott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heavner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redabaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rohrbough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buckhannon Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Audra Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Audra Bethel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Audra.
- The Audra Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338500 <2>
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upshur County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Westfall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lovett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Kesling Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kesling Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kesling Mill, with the one closest to Kesling Mill listed first.
- Overhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Swamp Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Pecks Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Buckhannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ivy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Sand Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Tallmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ruraldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Sago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sago is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
- Kedron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kedron is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Talbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Talbott is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Hinkleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinkleville is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kesling Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kesling Mill.
Newspapers Published in Kesling 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kesling Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kesling Mill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kesling 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 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 Kesling Mill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Upshur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Doddridge County
- Harrison County
- Lewis County
- Marion County
- Pocahontas County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Tucker County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kesling Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kesling Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |