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 Mill Creek (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 Mill Creek. 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 Mill Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Creek.
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.
Mill Creek is located in Randolph 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 Randolph County: Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Mill Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Creek:
- Randolph County (The home county of Mill Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Huttonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Lee Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Elkwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Cassity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Womelsdorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Helvetia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Monterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Junior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Junior is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Belington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Audra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Audra is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audra
- Clements ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Valley Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Calhoun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Tygart Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Vannoys Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Kalamazoo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Braxton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Milroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milroy is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Knawl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knawl is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knawl
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Duffy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duffy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffy
- Crawford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Garton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Alkires Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alkires Mills is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkires Mills
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Dry Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dry Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Circleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Onego
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Pocahontas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Wildell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
- Durbin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- Thornwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
- Green Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arbovale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cass
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Slaty Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sitlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sitlington is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitlington
- Tucker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Porterwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Gladwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Hambleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Hendricks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Queens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Beans Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Mill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Mill
- Sand Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sellers is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Tenmile
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Tallmansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gormley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Excelsior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Overhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Overhill is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhill
- Goshen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hacker Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Replete
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Orndoff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Ralph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Big Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Highland County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Hightown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Meadowdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowdale is located in Highland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Mill Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Creek.
Cemeteries Near Mill Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Creek.
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 Mill Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Crouch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Milroy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Iser Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Run Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hicks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maher Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lanham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stainaker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mill Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mill Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Creek, with the one closest to Mill Creek listed first.
- Huttonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lee Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Bell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Bell
- Huff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Elkwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkwater is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
- Cassity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cassity is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Palace Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
- Queens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queens is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens
- Helvetia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valley Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Creek.
Newspapers Published in Mill Creek ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Creek.
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 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 Mill Creek:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Braxton County
- Lewis County
- Pendleton County
- Pocahontas County
- Tucker County
- Upshur County
- Webster County
- Highland 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> | 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 Mill Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mill Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |