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 Nickells 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 Nickells 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 Nickells 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 Nickells Mill: Nickells Ml. (or less commonly used: Nickells Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Nickells Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Nickells Mill may originally have been Nickell's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Nickells Mill might be written as Nickell 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 and 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.
Nickells Mill is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Nickells Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nickells Mill:
- Monroe County (The home county of Nickells Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hollywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Wolfcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Creamery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wayside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wikel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Ballard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Spring Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Meadow Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Bellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Maywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Frazier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Fairlea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caldwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Tuckahoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Clendenenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Brink ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brink is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
- White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- Elgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Nicholas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Peaser Junction ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peaser Junction is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaser Junction
- Carl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carl is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Raleigh County
- Abraham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Riffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Talcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bargers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Forest Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buck
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Bellepoint
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Sandstone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Richmond is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Alleghany County (VA)
- Moss Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Botetourt County (VA)
- Oriskany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Covington City (VA)
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Captain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- New Castle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Kire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Pembroke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eggleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lurich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Goodwins Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Glen Lyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Bennetts Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Mount Tabor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Roanoke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nickells Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Nickells Mill.
Cemeteries Near Nickells Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nickells 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 Nickells Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nickells Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hanger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Nickells Mill had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nickells Mill, with the one closest to Nickells Mill listed first.
- Patton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Patton is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Sinks Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Monitor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Monitor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Pickaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pickaway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Hillsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Fort Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Ronceverte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hollywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Knobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Keenan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keenan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan
- Whitcomb ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitcomb is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- Blaker Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blaker Mills is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaker Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nickells Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nickells Mill.
Newspapers Published in Nickells 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nickells Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nickells Mill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nickells 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 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 Nickells Mill:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Nicholas County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Alleghany County
- Botetourt County
- Covington City
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Roanoke 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 Nickells Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Nickells Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |